The Way West poster

The Way West( 1967)

TV-MAActionAdventureDramaWestern
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Cracking Like a Whip From Here to Excitement!

Overview

In the mid-19th century, Senator William J. Tadlock leads a group of settlers overland in a quest to start a new settlement in the Western US. Tadlock is a highly principled and demanding taskmaster who is as hard on himself as he is on those who have joined his wagon train. He clashes with one of the new settlers, Lije Evans, who doesn't quite appreciate Tadlock's ways. Along the way, the families must face death and heartbreak and a sampling of frontier justice when one of them accidentally kills a young Indian boy.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Kirk Douglas

      Sen. William J. Tadlock

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      Robert Mitchum

      Dick Summers

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      Richard Widmark

      Lije Evans

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      Lola Albright

      Rebecca 'Becky' Evans

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      Jack Elam

      Preacher Weatherby

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      Stubby Kaye

      Sam Fairman

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      Michael McGreevey

      Brownie Evans

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      Harry Carey, Jr.

      Mr. McBee

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      Connie Sawyer

      Mrs. McBee

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      Michael Witney

      Johnnie Mack

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      William Lundigan

      Michael Moynihan

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      Elisabeth Fraser

      Mrs. Fairman

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      John Mitchum

      Little Henry

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      Patric Knowles

      Captain Grant

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      Hal Lynch

      Big Henry

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      Timothy Scott

      Middle Henry

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      Roy Glenn

      Saunders

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      Paul Lukather

      Mr. Turley

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      Stefan Arngrim

      William J. Tadlock Jr.

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      Roy Barcroft

      Mr. Masters

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      Eve McVeagh

      Mrs. Masters

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      Peggy Stewart

      Mrs. Turley

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      Anne Barton

      Mrs. Moynihan

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      Nick Cravat

      Calvelli

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      Michael Keep

      Indian Brave

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      Mike Lane

      Sioux Chief (as Michael Lane)

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      Sally Field

      Mercy McBee

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      Katherine Justice

      Amanda Mack

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      Paul Wexler

      Barber (uncredited)

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      Jack Coffer

      Cattleman (uncredited)

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      Everett Creach

      Cattleman (uncredited)

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      Sam Elliott

      Missouri Townsman (uncredited)

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      Clarke Gordon

      Caleb Greenwood (uncredited)

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      Hollis Hill

      Bagpiper at Fort Hall (uncredited)

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      Eddie Little Sky

      Sioux Warrior (uncredited)

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      Gary Morris

      Paw-Kee Mah (uncredited)

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      Mitchell Schollars

      Indian Boy (uncredited)

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      Hector Smith

      Bagpiper at Fort Hall (uncredited)

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      Rex Trailer

      Cowboy Asking About Bethel Bartholomew (uncredited)

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    A review by Wuchak

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    Written by Wuchak on Wed Apr 14 2021
    _**The exploits of a wagon train on the Oregon Trail with Douglas, Mitchum and Widmark**_ The adventures of a wagon train in 1843 traveling from Independence, Missouri, to Willamette Valley, Oregon, are chronicled. Kirk Douglas plays the dictatorial leader, Robert Mitchum an aloof scout, Richard Widmark a fiery farmer, Lola Albright his wife and Jack Elam a stowaway Preacher. "The Way West" (1967) was based on the wagon train tome by A. B. Guthrie, Jr. There are elements reminiscent of earlier such movies, such as “Bend of the River” (1952) and “How the West was Won” (1962), as well as l...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • settler
    • native american
    • 19th century