Episode
Wagon Train: The Lieutenant Burton Story
Overview
A young lieutenant on his first assignment must face an overbearing, murderous sergeant who is determined to kill two deserters in cold blood. The sergeant wounds Chris thinking he is one of them and into a feud with Flint at the train.
Details
- Series
- Wagon Train
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 22
- Air date
- 1962-02-28
Episode context
The Lieutenant Burton Story is Episode 22 in Season 5 of Wagon Train. It aired on 1962-02-28.
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Episode 21: The Daniel Clay Story
Judge Clay and his family join the wagon train. He has a reputation for cleaning up frontier towns, but his fanatical attention to the law sees him ostracized as often as he is praised. He must face this when his son must be tried by him.
Episode 23: The Charley Shutup Story
The wagon master encounters opposition when he calls a halt to the train due to weather. One group needs to push on due to an inheritance in California. Chris and Duke take them but Duke injures his foot forcing him to stay in a cabin.
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Episode 20: The Jeff Hartfield Story
Jeff Hartfield becomes concerned when his sister Jenny begins dating Dallas who threatens him with an orphanage at journey's end. Jeff takes off but Dallas follows with deadly intent, believing Jeff knows the location of $30,000.
Episode 24: The Amos Billings Story
The wagon train encounters Amos Billings who tells of a new road that might shorten their trip and avoid Indian trouble. Chris and Flint are very suspicious of the situation since the location has been a dead end.
Episode 19: The Lonnie Fallon Story
Cowboy Lonnie Fallon is in love with Kathy Jennings---but her strict father forbids the relationship.
Episode 25: The Baylor Crowfoot Story
A teacher traveling with the wagon train encounters conflict when he become attracted to the daughter of a medicine man who has just joined the train. The man despises cowards and sees the teacher as one.
Episode 18: The Dr. Denker Story
Bill spots a young boy alone on the trail. He passes out but they later learn he can't talk but that he saw his dad killed by strangers for no apparent reason. Later, they run into Dr. Denker taking musical instruments to California.
Episode 26: The George B. Hanrahan Story
Ousted medicine man predicts future of wagon train passenger. Is it a hoax or real?
Episode 17: The Malachi Hobart Story
An old con man trys to fleece the wagon train members of money by pretending to be a preacher trying to raise funds to build a church. He is outfoxed by Duke but redeems himself by aiding a dying woman.
Episode 27: The Swamp Devil
A section of the wagon train splits to attempt a crossing of a dangerous swamp. On the way they hear stories from the local Indians of a strange creatures living in the swamp. Flint has a secret worry as he leads them.
Episode 16: The Hobie Redman Story
When three wagons are late in the desert, Chris sends Duke to find them and bring them to the wagon train as the train cannot wait for them. It may be a suicide mission due to water holes drying up and the missing people's personal issues.
Episode 28: The Cole Crawford Story
The young Crawford couple is trying to leave their past behind but having difficulty doing it. The wagon train is crossing a massive ranch and the owner's son refuses to let Mrs. Crawford leave nor will the train members help them.