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Wagon Train

TV·1957–1965·ABC·Drama, Western·1h 3m·6.8

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Wagon Train followed the trials and tribulations of pioneering families as they set out from the East to carve out a new life in the West soon after the American Civil War. For some of the travellers it was a happy ending, but not for all, which only heightened the drama along the way.

Cast

John McIntireJohn McIntireChristopher HaleRobert FullerRobert FullerCooper SmithMichael BurnsMichael BurnsBarnaby WestFrank McGrathFrank McGrathCharlie WoosterTerry WilsonTerry WilsonBill Hawks

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