The Way West
1967In 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.
Acted in
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
Paul Wexler
as Barber (uncredited)
Jack Coffer
as Cattleman (uncredited)
Everett Creach
as Cattleman (uncredited)
Sam Elliott
as Missouri Townsman (uncredited)
Clarke Gordon
as Caleb Greenwood (uncredited)
Hollis Hill
as Bagpiper at Fort Hall (uncredited)
Eddie Little Sky
as Sioux Warrior (uncredited)
Gary Morris
as Paw-Kee Mah (uncredited)
Mitchell Schollars
as Indian Boy (uncredited)
Hector Smith
as Bagpiper at Fort Hall (uncredited)
Rex Trailer
as Cowboy Asking About Bethel Bartholomew (uncredited)