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Wagon Train

Network
NBC
Genre
Western
Premiered
18 September, 1957
Wagon Train

Wagon Train is an American Western series that aired on the NBC television network and then on ABC. Wagon Train first aired on 18 September 1957, and would eventually place the TV show in the number one spot in the Nielsen ratings. The series format attracted big-name guest stars who would appear in major roles as travelers in the large wagon train or in the settlements they passed by or visited. It initially starred supporting film actor Ward Bond as the wagon master and Robert Horton as the scout. The series was inspired by the 1950 film Wagon Master directed by John Ford and starring Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr. and Ward Bond.

Genre Western
Starring Ward Bond, Robert Horton, John McIntire, Robert Fuller, Michael Burns, Frank McGrath, Terry Wilson, Scott Miller
Theme music composer Jack Brooks, Sammy Fain, Jerome Moross, Henri René, Stanley Wilson
Ending theme Sammy Fain (Season two), Jack Brooks (Season two), Jerome Moross (seasons four, five, six)
Composer(s) Lloyd R. Apperson, John Williams (2.14, 2.38), Frederick Herbert (2.14, 2.38), Stanley Wilson (2.24, 2.38), Jack Hayes (2.34), David Raksin (2.7), David Buttolph (2.33), Roy Webb (2.3), Laurindo Almeida (2.2), Hans J. Salter, Conrad Salinger, Albert Woodbury, Ernest Gold, Alexander Courage, Nathan Scott, Morton Stevens, Heinz Roemheld (2.4), Lyn Murray, Cyril J. Mockridge, Richard Shores, Jerome Moross, Sidney Fine, Dale Butts (5.2), Axel Stordahl (5.17), William Lava (5.21), Jerry Goldsmith (4.37), Frank DeVol (3.4), Frank Skinner (2.1), Tak Shindo (2.9)
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 8
No. of episodes 284
Executive producer(s) Howard Christie, Richard Lewis
Producer(s) Howard Christie, Richard Lewis, Frederick Shorr
Running time 60 minutes, (1957–63, 1964–65), 90 minutes, (1963–64)
Production company(s) Revue Studios, (1957–1963), (seasons 1–6), Universal Television, (1963–1965), (seasons 7–8)
Distributor MCA TV, (1967–1969), NBCUniversal Television Distribution, (2004–2011)
Original network NBC (National Broadcasting Company), (1957–1962), ABC (American Broadcasting Company), (1962–1965)
Picture format Black-and-white, (1957–63, 1964–65), Color, (1963–64) 4:3
Audio format Monaural
Preceded by Wagon Master, The Big Trail

Over Wagon Train

A wagon train travels from Missouri to California. The series was inspired by the 1950 John Ford film Wagon Master.

Prestaties van Wagon Train

The show ran on NBC 1957 to 1962 and later on ABC 1962 from 1965. Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry would later call Star Trek "Wagon Train to the stars."

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