The Way West (1967)
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Senator William J. Tadlock (Kirk Douglas) enlists the help of veteran scout Dick Summers (Robert Mitchum) to lead a wagon train of settlers from Missouri to Oregon in this plodding, routine western. A scared settler accidently shoots an Indian boy who is mistaken for a wolf, prompting Summers to order newlywed triggerman Johnny Mack (Michael Witney) to be hanged to avoid an Indian attack. Sally Field appears in her first big-screen role as the slatternly Mercy McBee. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, (more)
- Director(s):
- Andrew V. McLaglen
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Way West
Senator William J. Tadlock (Kirk Douglas) enlists the help of veteran scout Dick Summers (Robert Mitchum) to lead a wagon train of settlers from Missouri to Oregon in this plodding, routine western. A scared settler accidently shoots an Indian boy who is mistaken for a wolf, prompting Summers to order newlywed triggerman Johnny Mack (Michael Witney) to be hanged to avoid an Indian attack. Sally Field appears in her first big-screen role as the slatternly Mercy McBee. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 122 mins
Complete Cast of The Way West
- Kirk Douglas - Sen. William J. Tadlock
- Richard Widmark - Lije Evans
- Jack Elam - Preacher Weatherby
- Sally Field - Mercy McBee
- Katherine Justice - Amanda Mack
- Connie Sawyer - Mrs. McBee
- Elisabeth Fraser - Mrs. Fairman
- Anne Barton - Mrs. Moynihan
- Eve McVeagh - Mrs. Masters
- Peggy Stewart - Mrs. Turley
- Timothy Scott - Middle Henry
- Roy E. Glenn, Sr. - Saunders
- Nick Cravat - Calvelli
- Michael Lane - Sioux Chief
- Clarke Gordon - Caleb Greenwood
- Paul Wexler - Barber
- Jim Burk - Cattlemen
- Stefan Arngrim - Billy Tadlock
- Robert Mitchum - Dick Summers
- Lola Albright - Rebecca Evans
- Mike Witney - Johnnie Mack
- Stubby Kaye - Sam Fairman
- Michael McGreevey - Brownie Evans
- Harry Carey, Jr. - Mr. McBee
- William Lundigan - Michael Moynihan
- Roy Barcroft - Master
- Paul Lukather - Turley
- Hal Lynch - Big Henry
- John Mitchum - Little Henry
- Patric Knowles - Col. Grant
- Gary Morris - Paw-Kee-Mah
- Michael Keep - Sioux Brave
- Ken Murray - Hank
- Everett Creach - Cattleman
- Gary McLarty - Cattleman
- Edward Little Sky - Sioux Brave
- Director(s):
- Andrew V. McLaglen
- Writer(s):
- Ben Maddow, Mitchell Lindemann
- Producer(s):
- Harold Hecht
- Categories:
- Westerns
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