The Way West (Harold Hecht's The Way West) (1967)
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40% of users liked it
(296 ratings)
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… More 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
- Directed By
- Andrew V. McLaglen
- Genres
- Western, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- May 24, 1967 Wide
- On DVD
- May 13, 2008
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Victor McLaglen's son Andrew directed in a lackluster way this dreary epic of the move Westward.
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Cast
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Kirk Douglas
as Sen. William J. Tadlock
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Robert Mitchum
as Dick Summers
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Richard Widmark
as Lije Evans
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Lola Albright
as Rebecca Evans
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Jack Elam
as Preacher Weatherby
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Mike Witney
as Johnnie Mack
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Sally Field
as Mercy McBee
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Stubby Kaye
as Sam Fairman
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Katherine Justice
as Amanda Mack
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Michael McGreevey
as Brownie Evans
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Connie Sawyer
as Mrs. McBee
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Harry Carey Jr.
as Mr. McBee
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Elisabeth Fraser
as Mrs. Fairman
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William Lundigan
as Michael Moynihan
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Anne Barton
as Mrs. Moynihan
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Roy Barcroft
as Master
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Eve McVeagh
as Mrs. Masters
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Paul Lukather
as Turley
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Peggy Stewart
as Mrs. Turley
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Hal Lynch
as Big Henry
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Timothy Scott
as Middle Henry
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John Mitchum
as Little Henry
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Roy E. Glenn Sr.
as Saunders
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Patric Knowles
as Col. Grant
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Nick Cravat
as Calvelli
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Gary Morris
as Paw-Kee-Mah
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Michael Lane
as Sioux Chief
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Michael Keep
as Sioux Brave
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Clarke Gordon
as Caleb Greenwood
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Ken Murray
as Hank
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Paul Wexler
as Barber
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Everett Creach
as Cattleman
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Jim Burk
as Cattlemen
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Gary McLarty
as Cattleman
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Stefan Arngrim
as Billy Tadlock
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Edward Little Sky
as Sioux Brave
