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Wagon Train :: The Colter Craven Story (04x09)

Episode Information

Title:

The Colter Craven Story

Episode #:

04x09

Original Airdate:

Wednesday November 23rd, 1960

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Episode Crew
Director:	John Ford (1)
Writer:	Tony Paulson

Episode Summary

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Haunted by his experiences in the Civil War, a former Army doctor has taken to the bottle. Major Adams tries to straighten him out by relating the story of another famous heavy drinker--General and later President Ulysses S. Grant.

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Guest Stars

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•Carleton G. Young (1)	played	Dr. Colter Craven	Recurring (first appearance)
•John Carradine	played	Cleatus Park	Recurring (second appearance)
•Ken Curtis	played	Kyle	Recurring (second appearance)
•Paul Birch	played	Ulysses S. Grant	Recurring (second appearance)
•Anna Lee	played	Alarice Craven
•Annelle Hayes	played	Julia Grant
•Charles Seel	played	Mort
•Chuck Robertson	played	Junior
•Cliff Lyons	played	Creel
•Hank Worden	played	Shelley
•Jack Pennock	played	Drill Sergeant
•John Wayne	played	General William Tecumseh Sherman
•Mae Marsh	played	Hannah Grant
•Willis Bouchey	played	Jesse Grant

Episode Notes

John Wayne is billed under the pseudonym Michael Morris in this episode.

This episode is probably the most famous and best remembered of all Wagon Train episodes because it's directed by Academy Award winner John Ford and has a cameo appearance by the legendary John Wayne.

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