The Way West (1967) on Netflix
Former U.S. senator William J. Tadlock takes a wagon train from Missouri to the Oregon Country in 1843, guided by mountain man Dick Summers. Settler Lije Evans chafes at Tadlock's demands.
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Plot summary
In 1843, William J. Tadlock, a former U.S. senator, leaves his home in Missouri at the head of a wagon train bound for the Oregon Country on the Oregon Trail, with mountain man Dick Summers hired as guide and scout. Tadlock intends to found a new settlement there. The families who join him include farmer Lije Evans, his wife Rebecca and their son Brownie, the newlywed Macks, and the Fairman and McBee households. Tadlock is exacting with the settlers and just as exacting with himself. Lije Evans dislikes his ways, and dissatisfaction with his leadership spreads through the wagon train.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Way West (1967)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Andrew McLaglen recalled that though United Artists was pleased with the film, they wanted 22 minutes at the beginning of the film cut out to reduce the running time.
- The film is notable for being the first big-budget western since 1930's widescreen John Wayne spectacle The Big Trail to show pioneers lowering a wagon train over a cliff with ropes.
