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  • Wagon Train (1957-1965)

    Quote from Hawkswill

    I am sure everyone realized this, but I didn't see it....almost a third of The Colter Craven Story was actual film from the 1950 movie Wagon Master......the run with the Wagons, and crossing the River at the beginning and end with the little colt coming out. I was surprised when I first saw it. I wasn't looking at it when Duke said his line.......but BOY, did I jump up and go back a bit, LOL. Then couldn't find his name until I saw the Michael Morris,or whatever. I believe it was shown about two weeks after Ward died. There was another one that was shown that Ward hadn't completely finished. You could tell by his voice. Anybody know which that one was? KPKEITH


    The Colter Craven Story, was shown 18 days after Ward's passing.


    According to the Wagon Train web-site, this is the last episode taped by Ward.


    However as we know Ward passed away in November 1960,
    and this was shown in February of 1961.


    The Beth Pearson Story
    (ep. #4.22) 2/22/1961


    Major Adams is shaken by the resemblance of a widow to Raine Webster, the woman he once loved.
    He falls for the woman, but she wants him to be sure that it is she, and not a ghost he's fallen in love with.


    Ward Bond as Major Adams
    Virginia Grey as Beth Pearson
    Johnny Washbrook as Ron Pearson
    Del Moore as Johnson


    This is the last episode taped by Bond. He was never written out of the show.
    According to Terry Wilson, we were supposed to assume he left of a broken heart after this story.


    Quote from Hawkswill

    Anyway you can post The Weight of Command and The Jonas Murdock Story?
    Not Duke's, but I need them. Thanks if you can, and thanks anyway if you can't.


    Keith, apart from his final episode, I have no further plans on posting any other episodes,
    but here are the links to
    The Weight of Command
    The Jonas Murdock Story


    As a tribute, I have posted his last performance below


    "WAGON TRAIN" The Beth Pearson Story (1961)


    PRODUCED BY HOWARD CHRISTIE
    DIRECTED BY VIRGIL W. VOGEL
    REVUE STUDIOS
    NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY (NBC)


    Information from IMDb


    Plot Summary
    Ron and Beth Pearson join the wagon train to travel to Denver. Beth is a twin copy of Ranie Webster
    who was Major Adams one true love before the war but who refused to marry him.
    She died in Arizona after the Major found her. Major Adams courts Beth much to the dismay of her son Ron.
    Beth is concerned that Adams is still thinking of her as Ranie but the issue seems to fade away.
    When she is thrown from a wagon and paralyzed, Adams and Ron stay with her while the wagon train goes on led by Hawks.
    However, when the members of the train are told by Ron Adams is gone, they refuse to move until he rejoins them.
    Ron and Beth rejoin the train with her suspended by ropes. Adams is exhausted and when she starts to recover,
    he is so dazed he calls her Ranie unleashing the truth that he thinks of her as Ranie - not Beth
    Written by Anonymous


    Episode Cast
    Ward Bond ... Major Seth Adams
    Robert Horton ... Flint McCullough (credit only)
    Virginia Grey ... Beth Pearson / Ranie Webster
    Frank McGrath ... Charlie Wooster
    Terry Wilson ... Bill Hawks
    Johnny Washbrook ... Ron Pearson
    Del Moore ... Johnson
    Chick Hannon ... Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
    Ted Mapes ... Wagon Train Member (uncredited)


    Writing Credits
    Peter Germano
    Norman Jolley


    Original Music
    Richard Shores

    Cinematography
    Benjamin H. Kline


    Filming Locations
    Revue Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Stage 19, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA


    Watch the Full Episode


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    A sad story and with the final 'Wagons Ho!!'
    the very last words of Seth Adams.


    This episode is also interesting as it includes the original adverts.
    Just to note how significant is the Salem cigarette advert 19 mins in,
    "Every puff is springtime fresh""

  • Wagon Train (1957-1965)

    Quote from Gorch

    Finally saw "The Colter Craven Story" on Wagon Train last night. It was typical Ford with a lot of his stock company popping up throughout and a lot of alcohol jokes. It also seemed to have used footage from "Wagonmaster".
    Duke is only seen in shadow as Sherman near the very end of the flashback.



    We deal in lead, friend.


    Here is our dedicated thread on that episode.


    Wagon Train- The Colter Craven Story



    PHOTO


    THE COLTER CRAVEN STORY was Episode #4.9.
    and was aired on November 23rd. 1960.
    and was part of the hugely successful WAGON TRAIN TV series.
    Starring Ward Bond, who really controlled the whole series.
    Directed By John Ford, this episode had
    Carleton Young, as Colter Craven,
    Anna Lee, Ken Curtis, Cliff Lyons,Jack Pennick,
    John Carradine, Hank Worden, Chuck Roberson
    and Duke as Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman.
    Duke was credited as Michael Morris!!!


    The Colter Craven Story remains unique, because it was directed by a legendary
    John Ford as a testament to his friendship, with Duke and Ward.
    According to Ford, he was unaware of Duke's appearance.
    In fact Dukes's appearance is all of a few seconds, and he is almost
    indistinguishable, in the dark shadows, of nightfall.
    Rating 7/10


    Note who's an uncredited, Ass. Editor...Steven Spielberg!!


    Here is a link to, a great site,
    with brilliant photos and film synopsis,


    WAGON TRAIN-PHOTOS

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  • Wagon Train (1957-1965)


    I will in due course, be posting threads on the ones you mentioned.

  • Wagon Train (1957-1965)

    Wagon Train is an American Western series that ran on NBC from 1957–62 and then on ABC from 1962–65,
    although the network also aired daytime repeats, as Major Adams,
    Trailmaster and Trailmaster (post-1961 episodes without original series lead Ward Bond),
    from January 1963 to September 1965.
    The show debuted at #15 in the Nielsen ratings, rose to #2 in the next three seasons,
    and peaked at #1 in the 1961–62 television season.
    After moving to ABC in the autumn of 1962, the ratings began to decline,
    and Wagon Train did not again make the Top 20 listing.


    The series initially starred veteran movie supporting actor Ward Bond
    as the wagon master, later replaced upon his death by John McIntire,
    and Robert Horton as the scout, subsequently replaced by lookalike Robert Fuller
    a year after Horton had decided to leave the series.


    The series was inspired by the 1950 film Wagon Master directed by John Ford
    and starring Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr. and Ward Bond,
    and harkens back to the early widescreen wagon train epic
    The Big Trail (1930) starring John Wayne and featuring Bond
    in his first major screen appearance playing a supporting role.
    Horton's buckskin outfit as the scout in the first season of the television series resembles Wayne's,
    who also played the wagon train's scout in the earlier film.


    Like many of us, I grew up with Wagon Train, being part of my life!!
    There were many other actors involved in this series, and many were Dukes, 'Pals'
    Ward Bond, of course, but besides him,
    Paul Fix, Hank Worden, Harry Carey Jr. and many others!
    Like many TV westerns, the cast of support actors was impressive,
    at the time of course, no one was to know how many
    would become major film stars in their own right.


    Duke had a memorable cameo role in one episode from 1960,
    which was directed by John Ford.



    Wagon Train- The Colter Craven Story


    This series was the last project undertaken by Ward Bond

  • Wagon Train (1957-1965)

    WAGON TRAIN


    REVUE/ NBC/ UNIVERSAL



    Here is the web site for
    Wagon Train


    Information From IMDb


    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