ROBERT FULLER

and

THE WAGON TRAIN DAYS

 

SEASON  7

 Title  Guest Stars  Synopsis
The Molly Kincaid Story

Barbara Stanwyck as Kate Crowley   Ray Danton as Robert Kincaid       Fabian as Rome Wilson                 Carolyn Jones as Molly Kincaid      Harry Carey as Hankins                  Brenda Scott as Martha Kincaid  Richard Reeves as Wells                 Pamela Austin as Merrybell         

 Molly Kincaid seeks revenge on the man whose cowardice resulted in her capture by Indians.
The Fort Pierce Story

Ronald Reagan as Capt Paul Winters Ann Blyth as Nancy Winters             John Doucette as Col. Lathrop              Kathie Browne as Beth                         Ron Hayes as Gil                              Robert Wilke as Sgt. Wick                   Berkeley Harris as Sgt. Kincaid        Jackie Russell as Georgia

 Chris Hale asks Colonel Lathrop for for an escort as the train goes towards Indian territory. Lathrop refuses, but provides a new passenger, the wife of Capt Winters, who he has ordered to leave the fort.
The Gus Morgan Story Peter Falk as Gus Morgan             Tommy Sands as Ethan Morgan      Harry Swoger as Ben                      Paul Birch asSam                                  KenMayer asJesse                                Harlan Warde as Dr Haynes.               Tim Graham as Walters Chris Hale accompanies Gus Morgan and his young brother Ethan on a snowy mountain expedition to find the best route for Morgan's railroad. Chris is critically injured in the snowy high country, and all three lose their horses in a blizzard. Then Ethan collapses from exhaustion.
The Widow O'Rourke Story Robert Fuller as Terence O'Rourke  Carol Lawrence as Mei Ling         Richard Loo as Lin Yang                   Linda Ho as Ming Lu                  Tanigoshi as Choon Fong                  Peter Mamakos as Auctioneer H.T.Tsiang asMandarin                         Mr Moto asKiang                                 Naji Gabbay as Buyer #1                    Noel De Souza as Buyer #2 Coop sets out to find Duke and Charlie who are being held prisoner by Princess Ling, the matriarch of a hidden Chinese empire which is guarded by Oriental men and worked by slaves. Princess Ling takes a liking to Coop because he bears an uncanny resemblence to her late husband, Terence O'Rourke an Irish sea Captain. She offers to adopt him, provide him with a chinese bride and bequeath him all her riches. (Robert Fuller also plays the part of Terence O'Rourke the Irish sea Capt).
The Robert Harrison Clarke Story Michael Rennie as  Clarke                 Brian Keith as Gault                         Henry Silva as Ram Singh                Royal Dano as Bouchette                 Randy Boone as Jamie                    George Keymas as Warbow Robert Harrison Clarke, an English newspaperman thinks the wagon train would be a good place to learn about the wild west. Clarke is cynical about the fabled hardships and savagery of the Indians and Chris and Coop are placed in danger helping him.
The Myra Marshall Story Suzanne Pleshette as Myra Marshall     Charles Drake as Verne                        Rex Reason as Colin                           Beverly Owen as Grace Marshall       Jack Lambert as Nick                           Hal Needham as Reno                    Dayton Lummis as Philip Myra Marshall joins the wagon train to escape an unhappy marriage, but she is concerned about securing money for an secret purpose.
The Sam Spicer Story Clu Gulager as Sam Spicer                    Ed Begley as Reno Sutton                    Jean Innes as Ma Adams                   Frank Cady as Hiram                            Jon Locke as Cam                                Fred Coby as Kirk                              Frank Mitchell as Stoney Sam Spicer and Reno Sutton run after robbing a bank and take Barnaby with them as a hostage. A strange affection between Barnaby and one of the men develops and the man wants Barnaby to join them as a partner - the other one wants to kill him.
The Sam Pulaski Story Ross Martin as Sam Pulaski         Annette Funicello as Rose Pulaski Jocelyn Brando as Mom Pulaski    Stanley Adams as Jersey               Richard Bakalyan as Muscles       Morgan Woodward as Pocky             Joan Staley as Polly Ann                  Harry Carey as Burroughs Sam Pulaski joins the train with his Mother and his sister Rose, who do not know he is fleeing from arrest for murder. Coop is attracted to Rose but remembers Sam as a leader of a band of thugs that once robbed him.
The Eli Bancroft Story Leif Erickson as Eli Bancroft             Bruce Dern as Seth Bancroft            David Carradine as Mason               Noah Beery Jr. as Noah Bancroft       Carl Reindel as Adam Bancroft      Nestor Paiva as Money Joe               Diane Mountford as Milly               Barbara Woodell as Mrs. Talley      Rachel Ames as Emily                         Larry Blake as Jackson                      Parley Baer as Talley                      Patricia Lyon as Rose Mason          Randy Boone as ??? Coop and a group of travelers are robbed and left stranded in the wilderness by outlaw Eli Bancroft and his sons.

Robert Fuller's then wife Patricia Lyon was featured in this episode.

The Kitty Pryor Story Diana Hyland as Kitty Pryor      Bradford Dillman as Myles Brisbane      Don Durant as Victor Harpe            Jeanne Cooper as Martha Harpe Kitty Pryor engaged to Victor Harpe, discovers he is already married to a wealthy woman named Martha. When Harpe is murdered Kitty is sentenced to hang, but a disillusioned drunk on the train becomes aroused and is convinced there is more to the matter.
The Sandra Cummings Story Rhonda Fleming as Sandra Cummings   Cynthia Pepper as Paula Cummings       John Archer as Jonathon               Michael Conrad as Luke                      Jack Eastern Jr. as Jefferson Smith Singer Sandra Cummings objects to Coop's attentions to her daughter because she views him as the callous love them and leave them type. Meanwhile Coop seems intent on proving her right and appears to want to hurt the daughter to get at her mother.
The Bleeker Story Joan Blondell as Ma Bleeker                Ruta Lee as Jenny                                Ed Nelson as Al Bleeker                       Tim McIntire as Dave Bleeker               Holly McIntire as Holly Bleeker   Brooke Bundy as Bessie                    Tudor Owen as McFerren                    Jan Kemp as Butler                              John McKee as Quincy Ma Bleeker and her gang , disguised as farmers join the train near Fort Bridger. They plan to take it over and use it to gain entry to the fort  where the army has a large deposit of gold bullion.
The Story Of Cain Ron Hayes as John Cain                     Anne Helm as Ruth                               Allen Joseph as Benny

  

 While scouting in the desert Coop rescues prospector John Cain, who is lost and near death from exposure. Cain is so grateful that he he offers to sell shares in his goldmine to the travelers. When he changes his mind Coop fears reprisals from the disappointed people. 
The Cassie Vance Story Laraine Day as Cassie Vance        Richard Carlson as Adam          Adrienne Marden as Mrs. Jenkins      Eve McVeagh as Mrs. Sharp            Kevin Corcoran as Davie                     John Harmon as Jenkins                       Robert Strauss as Floyd                       Beverley Washburn as Milly While traveling on the train with her husband and young son Cassie Vance nurses the ill wife of another passenger when his savings go missing. When it is revealed that Cassie once served time in prison her husband is hurt and angry, and her guilt seems certain.
The Fenton Canaby Story Jack Kelly as Fenton Canaby       Virginia Gregg as Grace Lowe        Robert Cornthwaite as Byron Lowe      Dee Carroll as Elizabeth                        Jon Locke as Gabe                             John Hoyt as Clayton                       Barbara Bain as Lucy After deserting his wagon train and leaving his passengers to die of thirst, Wagon Master Fenton Canaby turns himself in to Chris Hale, who tries to keep his identity a secret until he can turn him over to the law.
The Michael Malone Story Michael Parks as Michael Malone    Joyce Bulifant as Judi Holland        Nellie Burt as Nora                              Dick York as Ben Mitchell                   Judi Meredith as Beth                   Armand Alzamora as Dr. Perez     Chuck Courtney as ????? Juli Holland falls in love wagon driver Michael Malone, a troubled man with a secret past.
The Jed Whitmore Story Neville Brand as Jed Whitmore / Frank Lewis                                             William Mimms as Jennings             Karl Swenson as Harry Whitmore      Les Tremayne as William Carr             Jan Clayton as Jean Lewis                   Lois Roberts as Patsy Lewis Ex Con Harry Whitmore has a story for newspaperman William Carr. Harry claims that sheriff Frank Lewis is really his brother Jed Whitmore, a wanted outlaw.
The Geneva Balfour Story Sherry Jackson as Geneva Balfour Robert Lansing as Judge Arthur Forbes Peter Brown as Aaron Balfour       Archie Moore as Ishmael                 James Griffith as Lew Pumfret           Kate Murtagh as Hallie McGraw Kathleen Freeman as  Clara Pumfret E.J.Andre as Simon Turpin                 Jack Grinnage as Jubal Devlin         Byron Foulger as ???                      William Chalee as ???  In the desert, Boston Matron Geneva Balfour, an expectant mother, destroys the food supplies, in an attempt to force the Wagon Train to abandon it's desert route. Her action starts a chain of events which leads to a move to oust Chris Hale.
The Kate Crawley Story Barbara Stanwyck as Kate Crawley  Noah Beery Jr as Stump Beasley  Richard Reeves as Pop Harmon   Charles Carlson as Jessup Harmon   June Ellis as Emma                               Fern Barry as Clara                        Dorothy Morris as Lola                    Karen Flynn as Liz                       Margaret Sheridan as Jill                      Bill Baldwin as ???? Romance Blossoms between Chris Hale and rough mannered independent freight line operator Kate Crawley, and friends fear she will take over the train. As their romance blossoms, preparations for their wedding are interrupted by an Indian war party.
The Grover Allen Story Burgess Meredith as Grover Allen  Nancy Gates as Della Marshall Thompson as Will Stebbins               Scott Lane as Jeff                                Lillian Bronson as Phoebe                    Byron Foulger as Mr Duskin          Charles Morton as Watchman              Paul E. Burns as Fred Elkins In flight after murdering his tyrannical employer, Grover Allen joins the Wagon Train with his daughter-in-law and grandson. But his freedom is threatened when a detective joins the train.
The Andrew Elliot Story Everett Sloane as Senator Elliot         Dick Sargent as Andrew Elliot           Skip Homeier as George                   Jon Locke as Blake Reese                    Alfred Ryder as Major Ogden             Grace Lee Whitney as Nora              Robert Osterloh as Jack Hunt            Myron Healey as Robert Rollins  The army holds Duke for questioning for the disappearance and possible murder of a senator's son, and he must explain why he returned alone after leading a party of six explorers into the badlands.
The Melanie Craig Story Myrna Fahey as Melanie Craig            Jim Davis as Rudd Basham                   John Craig as Prentiss Dodd                 Tony Young as Quent Loomis            Roger Torrey as Sonny Wilkes            Bobby Diamond as Matt Basham          Billy Hughes as Mark Basham             Scott Lane as Luke Basham              Marjorie Bennet as Maud Wilkes  Amzie Strickland as Mrs Lowell            Elvia Allman as ????                             Terry Burnham as ????  When a woman is widowed by an accident on the trail, Duke vies with a foppish man, a scholar poet and a professional gambler for her hand. But she has her eye on a woman hater on the train.
The Pearlie Garnet Story Sharon Farrell as Pearlie Garnett Marilyn Maxwell as The Duchess     Hugh Beaumont as Jed Halleck       Laurie Mitchell as June               H.M.Wynant as Clay Boudraeu           Aline Towne as Lovey                          David McMahon as Mr. Stimson          Lane Chandler as Sheriff                      Ralph Leabow as Simon                       Ken Mayer as Ed Norton                   Lennie Geer as Jim Cole  A beautiful young woman is asked to leave after looting kitchen supplies and everyone's money, shooting Duke in the shoulder and bringing false assault charges against a man she robbed. Bill Hawks and Duke Shannon later find her in a western hamlet - the richest and most hated person there.
The Trace McCloud Story Larry Pennell as Trace McCloud  Audrey Dalton as Lola Modena       Rachel Ames as Florence Yeager          John Lupton as Ernie Weaver           Stanley Adams as Merlin The Great Charlie Briggs as Joe Weaver               James McCallion as Roger Bannister Harry Harvey Sr. as Mayor Ives           Nora Marlowe as Hilda Bannister Richard Cutting as Knudsen                Hank Brandt as Ingram                        Paul Newland as Ben Tatum Because there have been a number of unsolved murders in Bedrock, some of the townsfolk decide to join the Wagon Train, including the murderer.
The Duncan McIvor Story Ron Hayes as Lt. Duncan McIvor    Chris Robinson as 2nd Lt. Carter   Joanna Moore as Lucinda Carter       John Larkin as Col. Lipton                  Gene Evans as 1st Sgt. Jake Orly          James Griffith as Garrett                        Mike Mazurki as Lance Corp. Moller Don Gazzaniga as Whitney              Michael Bierne as Pvt. Bivins             Dennis McCarthy as ????                     Ashley Cowan as ????                        L.Q.Jones as ???? Duke and Bill Hawks are saved from hostile Indians by Duncan McIvor, an army officer who is investigating recent thefts of military property. After the Lt. confiscates two wagonloads of stolen supplies that have been purchased by the Wagon Train passengers, he is puzzled when his commanding officer orders him to halt the investigation.
The Ben Engel Story Clu Gulager as Harry Diel           Katherine Crawford as Evvie Diel         John Doucette as Ben Engel                  J.Pat O'Malley as Colin Dunn         I.Stanford Jolley as Mr. Jenks             Darby Hinton as Benjie Diel                  Dick Winslow as Fiddlin John           Frances Morris as Mrs.Jenks               Whit Bissell as McCloud                       Elisha Cooke, Jr as Matt Wilson          Frank Ferguson as Judge Larkin When a man is shot , a mob forms to hang the killer, young Harry Diel. But he is saved by an elderly Ben Engel who is traveling with his family. It turns out that the two men first met when Harry was arrested for trying to rob Ben.
The Whipping Martin Balsam as March Jones         Jeanne Cooper as Molly Garland William Fawcett as Finley                     John Litel as Dr. Burke                        Harold Goodwin as Man                       Ann Staunton as ????                            Mike Smith as ???? Barnaby runs away in disgrace after Bill Hawks gives him a spanking for getting out of line too much. Bill is so upset by his flight that he makes mistakes in judgment that bring the train to the brink of disaster.
The Santiago Quesada Story Joseph Wiseman as James Case            Jena Engstrom as Kim Case                  Perry Lopez as Lance Starbuck         Edward Binns as Major Starbuck Morgan Woodward as Jute                George Keymas as Stitch             Walter Coy as Meachum                Nina Roman as Anitra                           Kay Stewart as ????                           William Phipps as ???? Coop escorts Kim Case to her home town where he finds the people tense and nervous, fearing retaliation from Comanche's for the activities of a mysterious band of semi-outlaws, who have turned Indian killing into a lucrative business.
The Stark Bluff Story Ray Danton as Zeb Stark                      Jean Hale as Suzy Durfee                  Carmen D'Antonio as Olgala                 Peter Whitney as Sheriff Pincus             Hari Rhodes as Jefferson Washington Stanley Adams as Judge Pike           Chester Hayes as Vladimir               Leonard Thomas as Pete In the town of Stark Bluff, Duke learns that a friend of his died in a fire, and that the man's widow now works against her will for a ruthless saloon owner who also owns the law. When Duke tries to rescue her he is framed on a murder charge.
The Link Cheney Story Charles Drake as Link Cheney            Pippa Scott as Dorothea Guilford         Will Kuluva as Euchre Jones                 Tom Simcox as Tim Riggs                  Yvonne Craig as Ellie Riggs                  Alice Backes as Ada Meecham            Harry Von Zell as Henry Baffle            Paul Stader as Rankin                     Paul Baxley as Jake The train is a casino on wheels when famous gambler Euchre Jones joins up, becoming the target of a woman who wants him to play her game, a millionaire who thinks his money will outlast the experts luck, a man who vows to break him or kill him and his own former protege Link Cheney who he is not happy to see. On top of all this Charlie Wooster who is an expert at Old Maid insists on giving him pointers on how to play poker !!!
The Zebedee Titus Story Neville Brand as  Zebedee Titus        Robert Santon as Pietro                     Angela Dorian as Maria                      Harry Harvey Sr, as Parsons                 Sid Clute as Major Hanley                   Dal McKennon as Horse Trader           Otto Reichow as Blacksmith                 Earl Hansen as Farrier                          Jan Kemp as Carpenter                        Eddie Little Sky as Indian Chief Elderly frontier scout Zebedee Titus was having a hard time making a living until Chris Hale gave him a job as scout for the Wagon Train out of respect for his fabled former glory. After he is responsible for Coop's capture by Indians, his illusions are  shattered and he goes off into the wilderness to die alone.
The Last Circle Up Joe De Santis as Samuel Moses                         Karen Green as Heather Browne                       Naomi Stevens as Hannah Moses                          Tom Skerritt as Hamish Browne                         Arthur Space as Dewhirst Jameson                       Kay Stewart as Priscilla Jameson                           Tim McIntire as Dewey Jameson                      Sharon Dillon as Betsy Jameson                        Valora Noland as Rebecca Moses                       J.Pat O'Malley as Earl Calkins                            Myron Healey as ????                                         Lane Bradford as ???? The end of the trail is made memorable by sorrow and joy, love and hate, birth and death: a young couple decide to wed despite their parents religious differences, an old man fights death until he can see God's greatest creation, tempers flare after Chris Hale pays off his men and they engage in some offbeat gambling matches in which life savings change hands, and Charlie enters the ladies stew cooking contest.

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