The Way West

The Way West

122 mins | Drama, Action, Adventure, Western | May 24, 1967

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.

The Way West

122 mins | Drama, Action, Adventure, Western | May 24, 1967

The Way West
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.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers United Artists, Harold Hecht Productions
Original title The Way West
Directors Andrew V. McLaglen
Writers Mitch Lindemann, Ben Maddow, A.B. Guthrie Jr.

Cast

Kirk Douglas

as Sen. William J. Tadlock

Robert Mitchum

as Dick Summers

Richard Widmark

as Lije Evans

Lola Albright

as Rebecca 'Becky' Evans

Jack Elam

as Preacher Weatherby

Stubby Kaye

as Sam Fairman

Michael McGreevey

as Brownie Evans

Harry Carey, Jr.

as Mr. McBee

Connie Sawyer

as Mrs. McBee

Michael Witney

as Johnnie Mack

William Lundigan

as Michael Moynihan

Elisabeth Fraser

as Mrs. Fairman

John Mitchum

as Little Henry

Patric Knowles

as Captain Grant

Hal Lynch

as Big Henry

Timothy Scott

as Middle Henry

Roy Glenn

as Saunders

Paul Lukather

as Mr. Turley

Stefan Arngrim

as William J. Tadlock Jr.

Roy Barcroft

as Mr. Masters

Eve McVeagh

as Mrs. Masters

Peggy Stewart

as Mrs. Turley

Anne Barton

as Mrs. Moynihan

Nick Cravat

as Calvelli

Michael Keep

as Indian Brave

Mike Lane

as Sioux Chief (as Michael Lane)

Sally Field

as Mercy McBee

Katherine Justice

as Amanda Mack