Episode
Wagon Train: The Major Adams Story (1)
Overview
During the Civil War Charlie Wooster joins Bill Hawks under the command of Major Seth Adams. When Adams is seriously wounded saving Hawks's life he must struggle to survive, while dreaming of the girl he left behind.
Details
- Series
- Wagon Train
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 30
- Air date
- 1958-04-23
- Runtime
- 50 min
Episode context
The Major Adams Story (1) is Episode 30 in Season 1 of Wagon Train. It aired on 1958-04-23. The runtime is 50 min.
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Episode 29: The Daniel Barrister Story
Faith is tested when a man's wife is injured and he refuses medical aid. When Flint rides to the nearest town to get a doctor, he finds they have their own problems: a smallpox epidemic.
Episode 31: The Major Adams Story (2)
Years after the Civil War, Major Adams gets a second chance with his lost love Ranie, who had married in his absence. But happiness doesn't always come easy, as a sinister rival and a dark secret attest.
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