TV series
Broken Trail
Overview
The story is about an aging cowboy and his nephew who transport 500 horses from Oregon to Wyoming to sell them to the British Army. Along the way, their simple horse drive is complicated when they rescue five Chinese girls from a slave trader, saving them from a life of prostitution and indentured servitude. Compelled to do the right thing, they take the girls with them as they continue their perilous trek across the frontier, followed by a vicious gang of killers sent by the whorehouse madam who originally paid for the girls. Broken Trail weaves together two historical events: the British buying horses in the American West in the late 19th century and Chinese women being transported from the West Coast to the interior to serve as prostitutes.
Details
- First air date
- 2006-06-25
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 2 episodes
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Drama, Western
- Network
- AMC
- Production
- Butcher's Run Films, Once Upon a Time Films, Sony Pictures Television
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Robert Duvall as Prentice Ritter
- Thomas Haden Church as Tom Harte
- Greta Scacchi as Nola Johns
- Chris Mulkey as Big Ears
- Rusty Schwimmer as Big Rump Kate
- Gwendoline Yeo as Sun Foy 'aka' #3
- Valerie Tian as Ging Wa 'aka' #5
- Olivia Cheng as Ye Fung 'aka' #4
- Jadyn Wong as Ghee Moon 'aka' #1
- Donald Fong as Lung Hay
- Peter Skagen as Colonial Bartender
- Caroline Chan as Mai Ling 'aka' #2
Creators and crew
- Stanley M. Brooks - Executive Producer
- Robert Duvall - Executive Producer
- Rob Carliner - Executive Producer
- Damian Ganczewski - Producer
- Chad Oakes - Producer
- Walter Hill - Producer
Episodes
Episode 1: Part 1
Prentice Ritter recruits his estranged nephew Tom Harte to help him move five hundred horses from Oregon to Wyoming. Along the way, they encounter a man transporting five Chinese girls headed for a life of servitude. Soon, Print and Tom find themselves the guardians of the five girls as they learn to live with them while on the trail.
Episode 2: Part 2
After leaving Cariboo, Print, Tom and their traveling companions continue on the trail to Wyoming. Meanwhile, Ed Bywaters and his posse are after them to get their hands on the Chinese girls.
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