Wagon Wheels

Wagon Wheels

They Fought Their Way And Feared No Danger!

NR 1934 · 56 min · ★ 5.1 · Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Western, Music

A wagon train heads west from Independence, Mo., along the Oregon Trail, led by proud cowboy Clint Belmet. On board are feisty young widow Nancy Wellington and her toddler, Sonny, as well as the older Abby Masters, who begins a romance with scout Jim Burch. Along the way, the wagon train battles Indians led by Kenneth Murdock, a trapper who doesn't welcome competition for Oregon's lucrative fur trade. Wagon Wheels is a 1934 remake of 1931's Fighting Caravans, using stock footage from the original.

Directed by Charles Barton · Written by Jack Cunningham

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Randolph Scott Clint Belmet
Gail Patrick Nancy Wellington
Monte Blue Kenneth Murdock
Raymond Hatton Jim Burch
Billy Lee Sonny Wellington
Jan Duggan Abby Masters
Howard Wilson Permit Officer
Leila Bennett Hetty Masters
Olin Howland Bill O'Leary
Sam McDaniel Coachman
James B. 'Pop' Kenton Pop Masters
Harold Goodwin Nancy's Brother

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