The Missouri Traveler (1958)
Missouri Traveler was one of a handful of independent films distributed by Disney's Buena Vista corporation. Brandon De Wilde heads the cast as 15-year-old orphan boy Biarn Turner. Doing his best to survive in the rural South of the pre-WW1 years, Biarn is unofficially adopted by crusty small-town newspaper editor Doyle Magee (Gary Merrill). Also taking an interest in Biarn's future is wealthy self-made farmer Tobias Brown (Lee Marvin), whose apparently cruel treatment of the boy masks his genuine affection and concern. Highlights include an annual trotting race and a climactic set-to between Magee and Brown. The Missouri Traveller is based on the novel by John Burress. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Brandon de Wilde, Lee Marvin, (more)
- Director(s):
- Jerry Hopper
Synopsis of The Missouri Traveler
Missouri Traveler was one of a handful of independent films distributed by Disney's Buena Vista corporation. Brandon De Wilde heads the cast as 15-year-old orphan boy Biarn Turner. Doing his best to survive in the rural South of the pre-WW1 years, Biarn is unofficially adopted by crusty small-town newspaper editor Doyle Magee (Gary Merrill). Also taking an interest in Biarn's future is wealthy self-made farmer Tobias Brown (Lee Marvin), whose apparently cruel treatment of the boy masks his genuine affection and concern. Highlights include an annual trotting race and a climactic set-to between Magee and Brown. The Missouri Traveller is based on the novel by John Burress. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Missouri Traveler
- Brandon de Wilde - Brian Turner
- Gary Merrill - Doyle Magee
- Mary Hosford - Anna Love Price
- Frank Cady - Willie Poole
- Kathleen Freeman - Serena Poole
- Barry Curtis - Jimmy Price
- Rodney Bell - Herb Davis
- Earl Hodgins - Old Sharecropper
- William Newell - Pos Neely
- Lee Marvin - Tobias Brown
- Paul Ford - Finas Daugherty
- Ken Curtis - Fred Mueller
- Mary Field - Nelda Hamilton
- Will Wright - Sheriff Peavy
- Eddie Little - Red Poole
- Helen Brown - Hattie Neely
- Roy Jenson - Simpson
- Director(s):
- Jerry Hopper
- Writer(s):
- Norman Hall
- Producer(s):
- Patrick Ford
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