About this release
Senator William J. Tadlock (Kirk Douglas) enlists the help of veteran scout Dick Summers (Robert Mitchum) to lead a wagon train of settlers from Missouri to Oregon in this plodding, routine western. A scared settler accidently shoots an Indian boy who is mistaken for a wolf, prompting Summers to order newlywed triggerman Johnny Mack (Michael Witney) to be hanged to avoid an Indian attack. Sally Field appears in her first big-screen role as the slatternly Mercy McBee.
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Disc 1
DVD
The Way West (1967)
122 min
ActionAdventureWesternDrama
In 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.
Credits
Director
Andrew V. McLaglen
Writer
Ben Maddow
Mitch Lindemann
Cast
Kirk Douglasas Sen. William J. Tadlock
Robert Mitchumas Dick Summers
Richard Widmarkas Lije Evans
Lola Albrightas Rebecca 'Becky' Evans
Jack Elamas Preacher Weatherby
Stubby Kayeas Sam Fairman
Michael McGreeveyas Brownie Evans
Harry Carey Jr.as Mr. McBee
Connie Sawyeras Mrs. McBee
Michael Witneyas Johnnie Mack
Cinematographer
William H. Clothier
Composer
Bronislau Kaper
Editor
Otho Lovering
Producer
Harold Hecht
Release Details
- Packaging
- Keep Case
Images
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- June 23, 2026