The Way West

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Kirk Douglas

Sen. William J. Tadlock

Age : 103 | Popularity : 25%

Robert Mitchum

Dick Summers

Age : 79 | Popularity : 11%

Richard Widmark

Lije Evans

Age : 93 | Popularity : 6%

Lola Albright

Rebecca 'Becky' Evans

Age : 92 | Popularity : 10%

Jack Elam

Preacher Weatherby

Age : 82 | Popularity : 14%

Stubby Kaye

Sam Fairman

Age : 79 | Popularity : 4%

Michael McGreevey

Brownie Evans

Age : 76 | Popularity : 3%

Harry Carey, Jr.

Mr. McBee

Age : 91 | Popularity : 4%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Sound	Jack Solomon
	Sound Recordist	Clem Portman
	Original Music Composer	Bronislau Kaper
Art	Set Decoration	Robert Priestley
	Art Direction	Ted Haworth
Production	Producer	Harold Hecht
	Associate Producer	Mitch Lindemann
	Casting	Edward F. Rhine
Editing	Editor	Otho Lovering
Writing	Novel	A.B. Guthrie Jr.
	Screenplay	Ben Maddow Mitch Lindemann
Camera	Director of Photography	William H. Clothier
Directing	Director	Andrew V. McLaglen
	Assistant Director	Terry Morse Jr.
Crew	Stunts	Hal Needham Nick Cravat Gary McLarty Jim Burk Everett Creach Roydon Clark May Boss Jack Coffer
	Special Effects	Daniel Hays
Costume & Make-Up	Makeup Artist	Frank McCoy Gary Morris
	Costume Design	Norma Koch
	Hairstylist	Jean Udko
Department	Role	Name

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