The Way West
24/05/1967
2h 2m

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
Sen. William J. Tadlock


Robert Mitchum
Dick Summers


Richard Widmark
Lije Evans


Lola Albright
Rebecca 'Becky' Evans


Jack Elam
Preacher Weatherby


Stubby Kaye
Sam Fairman


Michael McGreevey
Brownie Evans


Harry Carey, Jr.
Mr. McBee


Connie Sawyer
Mrs. McBee


Michael Witney
Johnnie Mack


William Lundigan
Michael Moynihan


Elisabeth Fraser
Mrs. Fairman


John Mitchum
Little Henry


Patric Knowles
Captain Grant
Hal Lynch
Big Henry


Timothy Scott
Middle Henry


Roy Glenn
Saunders


Paul Lukather
Mr. Turley


Stefan Arngrim
William J. Tadlock Jr.


Roy Barcroft
Mr. Masters


Eve McVeagh
Mrs. Masters


Peggy Stewart
Mrs. Turley
Anne Barton
Mrs. Moynihan


Nick Cravat
Calvelli


Michael Keep
Indian Brave


Mike Lane
Sioux Chief (as Michael Lane)


Sally Field
Mercy McBee


Katherine Justice
Amanda Mack


Paul Wexler
Barber (uncredited)
Jack Coffer
Cattleman (uncredited)
Everett Creach
Cattleman (uncredited)


Sam Elliott
Missouri Townsman (uncredited)
Clarke Gordon
Caleb Greenwood (uncredited)
Hollis Hill
Bagpiper at Fort Hall (uncredited)


Eddie Little Sky
Sioux Warrior (uncredited)
Gary Morris
Paw-Kee Mah (uncredited)
Mitchell Schollars
Indian Boy (uncredited)
Hector Smith
Bagpiper at Fort Hall (uncredited)


Rex Trailer
Cowboy Asking About Bethel Bartholomew (uncredited)
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