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Wagon Train is an American Western television series that was produced by Revue Studios. [1] The series was inspired by the 1950 John Ford film Wagon Master . [ 2 ] It ran for eight seasons, with the first episode airing in the United States on September 18, 1957 ( 1957-09-18 ) and the final episode on May 2, 1965 ( 1965-05-02 ) . [ 3 ]
This was one of Dan Duryea's rare "sympathetic" roles, and one that he would reprise for the final Wagon Train episode of the same season. [6] In his fourth appearance on Wagon Train, he played a mentally unstable man obsessed by demons and superstitions in "The Bleymier Story", broadcast 16 November 1960, eleven days after the death of Ward Bond.
Ben Johnson, Harry Carey, Jr. and Ward Bond in John Ford's Wagon Master (1950), one of the primary cinematic inspirations for the Wagon Train series. John Ford dressed Ward Bond identically to this, with the black hat and checkered shirt, in the Wagon Train episode that Ford later directed titled "The Colter Craven Story" featuring many regulars from Ford films as well as some stock footage ...
Simon Oakland (August 28, 1915 – August 29, 1983) was an American actor of stage, screen, and television. [1]During his career, Oakland performed primarily on television, appearing in over 130 series and made-for-television movies between 1951 and 1983.
Wagon Train: "The Mary Ellen Thomas Story" (Season 2, Episode 12) (1958) Wagon Train: "The St. Nicholas Story" (Season 3, Episode 12) (1959) Zorro (1990 TV series)
The episode, entitled "The Duo Is Slumming", was originally broadcast on December 22, 1966. In this role, he directly addressed the viewers, wishing them a merry Christmas. Devine made his stage debut in 1957 with his portrayal of Cap'n Andy in Guy Lombardo 's production of Show Boat at the Jones Beach Theatre in Wantagh, New York. [ 9 ]
I've listed this article for peer review because Wagon Train was a long-running and highly acclaimed television series. Thus I think it warrants a good episode list. Since it ran for eight years and racked up a total of 284 episodes the list is quite long; too long, in my opinion, to include a plot summary for each episode.
On season 1, episode 15 of Wagon Train, he guest-starred as the title character in "The Cliff Grundy Story" (December 1957). He reappeared as Cliff, saving Robert Horton's Flint McCullough from being "Shanghaied" in S1 E39 "The Sacramento Story" which aired 6/24/1958.