Movie
The Last Wagon
Overview
When a handful of settlers survive an Apache attack on their wagon train they must put their lives into the hands of Comanche Todd, a white man who has lived with the Comanches most of his life and is wanted for the murder of three men.
Details
- Release date
- 1956-09-21
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Genres
- Western
- Status
- Released
- Production
- 20th Century Fox
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Richard Widmark as Comanche Todd
- Felicia Farr as Jenny
- Susan Kohner as Jolie Normand
- Tommy Rettig as Billy
- Stephanie Griffin as Valinda Normand
- Ray Stricklyn as Clint
- Nick Adams as Ridge
- Carl Benton Reid as Gen. Howard
- Douglas Kennedy as Col. Normand
- George Mathews as Sheriff Bull Harper
- James Drury as Lt. Kelly
- Ken Clark as Sergeant
Crew
- Delmer Daves - Director
- James Edward Grant - Screenplay
- Delmer Daves - Screenplay
- Gwen Bagni - Screenplay
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