WAGON TRAIN
REVUE/ NBC/ UNIVERSAL
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Wagon Train
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Plot summary
Stories of the journeys of a wagon train as it leaves post-Civil War Missouri on its way to California through the plains, deserts and Rocky Mountains. The first treks were led by gruff, but good-at-heart Major Seth Adams, backed up by his competent frontier scout, Flint McCullough. After Adams and McCullough, the wagon train was led by the avuncular Christopher Hale along with new scouts Duke Shannon and Cooper Smith. Many stories featured the trustworthy assistant wagonmaster Bill Hawks, grizzled old cook Charlie Wooster and a young orphan, Barnaby West. Written by Doug Sederberg
Series Cast
Frank McGrath ... Charlie Wooster (47 episodes, 1957-1965)
Terry Wilson ... Bill Hawks (42 episodes, 1957-1965)
John McIntire ... Christopher Hale / ... (40 episodes, 1959-1965)
Denny Miller ... Duke Shannon (29 episodes, 1961-1964)
Robert Fuller ... Cooper Smith / ... (28 episodes, 1959-1965)
Michael Burns ... Barnaby West / ... (28 episodes, 1960-1965)
Ward Bond ... Major Seth Adams (17 episodes, 1957-1961)
Robert Horton ... Flint McCullough (13 episodes, 1957-1962)
Morgan Woodward ... Barney / ... (12 episodes, 1958-1965)
Richard H. Cutting ... Adam Stryker / ... (10 episodes, 1958-1964)
and many others,including many of Duke's 'Pals'
Lee Marvin,Harry Carey Jr.Paul Fix, Kathleen Freeman,
Noah Beery Jr.Neville Brand, Edgar Buchanan,Dan Duryea,
Slim Pickens Lon Chaney Jr.Hank Worden, Karl Swenson,
Robert Ryan, Bruce Dern,Brandon De Wilde, John Carradine
Chuck Roberson, Henry Hull, Marjorie Main, Ernest Borgnine,
Vera Miles
and others who became major stars.
Ann Blyth, Tommy Sands, Barbara Stanwyck,
Leonard Nimoy, Jane Wyman, Robert Vaughn
Debra Paget,Dorothy Provine,
Cesar Romero, J. Carrol Naish, Mickey Rooney
Series Directed by
Virgil W. Vogel (58 episodes, 1958-1965)
Joseph Pevney (25 episodes, 1959-1965)
Allen H. Miner (20 episodes, 1958-1965)
and more....
Series Produced by
Howard Christie .... producer / executive producer (146 episodes, 1958-1965)
Frederick Shorr .... associate producer / producer (45 episodes, 1962-1965)
Richard Lewis .... producer / executive producer (39 episodes, 1957-1958)
Boris Ingster .... associate producer / producer (25 episodes, 1957-1958)
Ralph Dietrich .... associate producer (2 episodes, 1957)
Series Original Music by
Sidney Fine (14 episodes, 1960-1964)
Jerome Moross (12 episodes, 1959-1964)
Stanley Wilson (12 episodes, 1960-1961)
and many more...
Trivia
* Ward Bond's final acting project.
* The following three episodes have fallen into the public domain: "Wagon Train: The Malachi Hobart Story (#5.17)" (1962), "Wagon Train: The Dr. Denker Story (#5.18)" (1962), and "Wagon Train: Alias Bill Hawks (#6.34)" (1963).
* Was sponsored by the Edsel Division of the Ford Motor Company during its first season on the air.
Filming Locations
Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
(western streets) (after 1959)
Conejo Flats, Thousand Oaks, California, USA
Corriganville, Ray Corrigan Ranch, Simi Valley, California, USA
Iverson Ranch, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA
Johnson Canyon, Kanab, Utah, USA
Kanab Movie Ranch - 5001 Angel Canyon Road, Kanab, Utah, USA
Lone Pine, California, USA
Rancho Guadalasco, California, USA
Red Rock Canyon State Park - Highway 14, Cantil, California, USA
Thousand Oaks, California, USA
Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
Western Street, Republic Studios - North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA