Episode
Wagon Train: The Colter Craven Story
Overview
Dr. Craven feels he can't perform surgery any longer. When he joins the wagon train and his services are desperately needed, he realizes he may be wrong after Major Adams gives him a history lesson.
Details
- Series
- Wagon Train
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 1960-11-23
Episode context
The Colter Craven Story is Episode 9 in Season 4 of Wagon Train. It aired on 1960-11-23.
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Episode 8: The Bleymier Story
Heed the signs! Or so says Samuel Bleymier. When the rains won't stop a splintered group of the wagon train has to travel through a Sioux Indian burial ground. That may have consequences all its own but what of the signs?
Episode 10: The Jane Hawkins Story
Flint discovers a badly wounded waitress on the range and takes her to a doctor, where he finds the evil town's owner wants to hang her without trial, because he suspects she murdered his son.
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Episode 11: The Candy O'Hara Story
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Episode 6: The Princess of a Lost Tribe
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Episode 12: The River Crossing
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Episode 5: The Jose Morales Story
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Episode 13: The Roger Bigelow Story
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Episode 4: The Allison Justis Story
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Episode 14: The Jeremy Dow Story
When the wagon train passes through town, habitually drunk Jeremy Dow finds that his past has caught up with him. His choices: continue running, or face the demons from his past when he is confronted with this wife and son on the train.
Episode 3: The Albert Farnsworth Story
Arrogant British Colonel Albert Farnsworth causes an uproar in camp and puts the wagon train in danger of Indian attack, resulting in the capture of a young girl by the Cheyenne and the mortal wounding of his long time aide.
Episode 15: The Earl Packer Story
Wounded Bill Strode arrives in camp looking for Flint. Strode, who saved Flint's life in Abilene, asks Flint to help him get to Fort Kearny. Flint learns the itchy Strode is being hunted by bounty hunter Earl Packer and Strode has changed.