The Way West (1967)
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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.
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Kirk DouglasSen. William J. Tadlock
Robert MitchumDick Summers
Richard WidmarkLije Evans
Lola AlbrightRebecca 'Becky' Evans
Jack ElamPreacher Weatherby
Stubby KayeSam Fairman
Michael McGreeveyBrownie Evans
Harry Carey, Jr.Mr. McBee
Connie SawyerMrs. McBee
Michael WitneyJohnnie Mack
William LundiganMichael Moynihan
Elisabeth FraserMrs. FairmanKeywords
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What is The Way West about?
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.
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The Way West has a runtime of 122 minutes.
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