Wagon Train: The Nels Stack Story

Nels Stack enrages his fellow wagon train passengers when he befriends an elderly Native American.

Episode Info

Episode number: 1x6
Airdate: Wednesday October 23rd, 1957

Director: Don Weis
Writer: John Dunkel
Story: Lester Dent

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Special Guest Stars

Mark Stevens
As Nelson Stack

Joanne Dru
As Laura Collins

Guest Stars

Kevin Hagen As Jeff Claymore Recurring	Charles Stevens As Old Indian Recurring
Irene Corlett As Mrs. Hawks Recurring	John Daheim As Cory (as John Day) Recurring
Dale van Sickel As Hamilton	Tom Selden As Cavalry Sergeant

Main Cast

Ward Bond As Major Seth Adams	Robert Horton As Flint McCullough
Frank McGrath As Charlie Wooster	Terry Wilson (1) As Bill Hawks

Episode Notes

Guest star Mark Stevens would go onto direct eight episodes of the series.

Joanne Dru had previously co-starred with Ward Bond in the 1950 film Wagonmaster on which the series was partially based.

Episode Quotes

Stack: The train's stopped.
Adams: I never knew it to fail. Every time I turn my back something happens.

Adams: (to Claymoore) I'm charged with gettin' this wagon train to the Coast not fightin' Indian wars.

Adams: All Injuns look alike 'til you get used to 'em.

Adams: (about crossing the river) How's it goin', Colonel?
Stack: Oh, we might be able to do it if we had a week or two.

Adams: You call that coffee?
Wooster: That ain't coffee. That's the dishwater.

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