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Broken Trail

TV·2006–2006·1 season, 2 episodes·AMC·Action & Adventure, Drama, Western·6.9

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The story is about an aging cowboy and his nephew who transport 500 horses from Oregon to Wyoming to sell them to the British Army. Along the way, their simple horse drive is complicated when they rescue five Chinese girls from a slave trader, saving them from a life of prostitution and indentured servitude. Compelled to do the right thing, they take the girls with them as they continue their perilous trek across the frontier, followed by a vicious gang of killers sent by the whorehouse madam who originally paid for the girls. Broken Trail weaves together two historical events: the British buying horses in the American West in the late 19th century and Chinese women being transported from the West Coast to the interior to serve as prostitutes.

Castfull cast & details

Robert DuvallRobert DuvallPrentice RitterThomas Haden ChurchThomas Haden ChurchTom HarteGreta ScacchiGreta ScacchiNola JohnsChris MulkeyChris MulkeyBig EarsRusty SchwimmerRusty SchwimmerBig Rump KateGwendoline YeoGwendoline YeoSun Foy 'aka' #3
Valerie Tian
Valerie TianGing Wa 'aka' #5Olivia ChengOlivia ChengYe Fung 'aka' #4

Episodes by season

Season012Episodes2006Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Broken Trail S01E01Part 1June 25, 2006—Prentice Ritter recruits his estranged nephew Tom Harte to help him move five hundred horses from Oregon to Wyoming. Along the way, they enc
  2. S01E02Broken Trail S01E02Part 2June 26, 2006—After leaving Cariboo, Print, Tom and their traveling companions continue on the trail to Wyoming. Meanwhile, Ed Bywaters and his posse are

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