Episode
Wagon Train: The Colonel Harris Story
Overview
Flint goes to Fort Young to see the Harris family and Bowman Lewis who were friends from his youth. He finds Mrs. Harris dead and her husband swearing to wipe out all Indians including Lewis who leads the Comanche and his mother, Princess. English
Details
- Series
- Wagon Train
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 15
- Air date
- 1960-01-13
- Runtime
- 51 min
Episode context
The Colonel Harris Story is Episode 15 in Season 3 of Wagon Train. It aired on 1960-01-13. The runtime is 51 min.
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