Westward Ho the Wagons!
Westward Ho the Wagons! is a 1956 American Western film starring Fess Parker and Kathleen Crowley and produced by Walt Disney Productions. Based on Mary Jane Carr's novel Children of the Covered Wagon, the film was produced by Bill Walsh, directed by William Beaudine, and released to theatres on December 20, 1956 by Buena Vista Distribution Company. The supporting cast features Mouseketeer Cubby O'Brien, Jeff York, Sebastian Cabot (in his first film role for Disney), David Stollery, and George Reeves (his final feature film appearance).
Plot
A small group of families join together to travel to Oregon in 1846. Their leader is ostensibly James Stephen (George Reeves), who has made the trip before, and is now bringing his family along. John Grayson (Fess Parker), known as Doc for his ambition to study medicine, proves to be the real leader of the wagon train.
More details
| author | Tom W. Blackburn |
|---|---|
| director | William Beaudine |
| editor | A.C.E. Cotton Warburton |
| genre | western |
| keywords | fort laramie injured john gray ore oregon territory pawnee pawnee people sioux sioux chief wagon train |
| musicBy | George Bruns Paul Smith Stan Jones |
| producer | Bill Walsh |
| productionCompany | Walt Disney Pictures |
| publisher | Buena Vista Distribution |
| recordedAt | California |