
Wagon Master(1950)
Two young horse traders guide a Mormon wagon train to the San Juan Valley and encounter rugged terrain, the cutthroat Clegg gang, hospitable Navajo, and moral challenges on the journey.


“The Cowards never started and the Weak died on the way.”
Two wagon caravans converge at what is now Kansas City, and combine for the westward push to Oregon. On their quest the pilgrims will experience desert heat, mountain snow, hunger, and Indian attack. To complicate matters further, a love triangle develops, as pretty Molly must chose between Sam, a brute, and Will, the dashing captain of the other caravan. Can Will overcome the skeleton in his closet and win Molly's heart?

Lois Wilson
Molly Wingate

Alan Hale
Sam Woodhull

Ernest Torrence
Jackson

Tully Marshall
Jim Bridges

Charles Ogle
Mr. Wingate

J. Warren Kerrigan
Will Banion

Ethel Wales
Mrs. Wingate

Guy Oliver
Kit Carson
Johnny Fox
Jed Wingate

Frank Albertson
Bit (uncredited)
The Covered Wagon is a adventure, western, romance film released in 1923 exploring themes of covered wagon. Directed by James Cruze, it stars Lois Wilson, Alan Hale, Ernest Torrence. Two wagon caravans converge at what is now Kansas City, and combine for the westward push to Oregon. On their quest the pilgrims will experience desert heat, mountain snow, hunger, and Indian attack. To complicate matters further, a love triangle develops, as pretty Molly must chose between Sam, a brute, and Will, the dashing captain of the other caravan. Can Will overcome the skeleton in his closet and win Molly's heart?
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