The Way West

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.

Cast

Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas

as Sen. William J. Tadlock

Robert Mitchum

Robert Mitchum

as Dick Summers

Richard Widmark

Richard Widmark

as Lije Evans

Lola Albright

Lola Albright

as Rebecca 'Becky' Evans

Jack Elam

Jack Elam

as Preacher Weatherby

Stubby Kaye

Stubby Kaye

as Sam Fairman

Michael McGreevey

Michael McGreevey

as Brownie Evans

Harry Carey, Jr.

Harry Carey, Jr.

as Mr. McBee

Connie Sawyer

Connie Sawyer

as Mrs. McBee

Michael Witney

Michael Witney

as Johnnie Mack

Reviews

Wuchak

_**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 ...

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