Western Wagon Master

[Warden Callaway]

There is no free copy of this movie to link but if you can find it, watch it. It's a John Ford western with all his normal cast. But not a John Wayne.  Ben Johnson and Harry Carey Jr, Ward Bond, Hank Worden and even James Arness.  Music by Sons of the Pioneers. 

 

 

[Tex Jones, SASS 2263]

Good movie.  Supposedly the inspiration for the TV show Wagon Train.

[Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L]

It is available free on the streaming service TUBI.

 

 

 

 

[Father Kit Cool Gun Garth]

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[Alpo]

Dobe and Ben leading a wagon train fulla Mormons, ain't it?

 

Got it in my library, but I've only watched it once and that was like 5 years ago so I'm not real sure.

[Warden Callaway]

1 hour ago, Alpo said:

Dobe and Ben leading a wagon train fulla Mormons, ain't it?

 

Got it in my library, but I've only watched it once and that was like 5 years ago so I'm not real sure.

That's right.

[Warden Callaway]

If you get a chance to watch it, pay attention to the horse Ben Johnson is riding.  It's most often Steel. A well sought after horse owned by Ben Johnson's father-in-law who rented horses for the movies. It was said he wouldn't rent Steel unless they rented all the horses for the movie. Steel even had a stunt double named Bingo.  Steel was a big horse with white blaze and three white socks. You'll see him a lot in John Ford westerns.  I see him in other westerns too. I'm not a horse fan but enjoy watching Ben Johnson ride Steel. (Or Bingo)

 

 

 

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