Episode
Wagon Train: The Michael Malone Story
Overview
Julie Holland is falling for Michael Malone, a man haunted by the death of his sister. Meanwhile, the marriage of Ben and Beth Mitchell is strained because of Beth's increasing bitterness toward her husband and her feeling of unworthiness.
Details
- Series
- Wagon Train
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 1964-01-06
Episode context
The Michael Malone Story is Episode 16 in Season 7 of Wagon Train. It aired on 1964-01-06.
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Episode 15: The Fenton Canaby Story
Canaby, who is unjustly reputed to have led a wagon train to disaster in the desert, becomes unexpectedly part of Hale's train as Hale has some of the same problems Canaby had and the train carries a widow wanting revenge against Canaby.
Episode 17: The Jed Whitmore Story
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Episode 18: The Geneva Balfour Story
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Episode 13: The Story of Cain
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Episode 19: The Kate Crawley Story
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Episode 12: The Bleeker Story
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Episode 20: The Grover Allen Story
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Episode 11: The Sandra Cummings Story
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Episode 21: The Andrew Elliott Story
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Episode 10: The Kitty Pryer Story
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Episode 22: The Melanie Craig Story
Everyone wants to help pretty Melanie Craig after her husband is killed in an accident so four men fight over who will be the one to court and marry her. Also, Rudd Basham, father of three boys, uses the wrong ideas about women to win her.