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Cracking Like a Whip From Here to Excitement!

The Way West

In the mid-19th century, Senator William J. Tadlock leads a group of settlers overland in a quest to start a new settlement in the Western US. Tadlock is a highly principled and demanding taskmaster who is as hard on himself as he is on those who have joined his wagon train. He clashes with one of the new settlers, Lije Evans, who doesn't quite appreciate Tadlock's ways. Along the way, the families must face death and heartbreak and a sampling of frontier justice when one of them accidentally kills a young Indian boy.

Credits

The Way West Cast

Name Character
Richard Widmark He was 52, 93 years old when he died as Lije Evans
Kirk Douglas He was 50, 103 years old when he died as Sen. William J. Tadlock
Sally Field She was 20, now 78 years old as Mercy McBee
Peggy Stewart She was 43, 95 years old when she died as Mrs. Turley
Stubby Kaye He was 48, 79 years old when he died as Sam Fairman
Roy Barcroft He was 64, 67 years old when he died as Mr. Masters
Katherine Justice She was 24, now 82 years old as Amanda Mack
Harry Carey, Jr. He was 46, 91 years old when he died as Mr. McBee
Patric Knowles He was 55, 84 years old when he died as Captain Grant
Jack Elam He was 46, 82 years old when he died as Preacher Weatherby
John Mitchum He was 47, 82 years old when he died as Little Henry
Robert Mitchum He was 49, 79 years old when he died as Dick Summers
Timothy Scott He was 29, 57 years old when he died as Middle Henry
Lola Albright She was 42, 92 years old when she died as Rebecca 'Becky' Evans
Nick Cravat He was 55, 82 years old when he died as Calvelli
Stefan Arngrim He was 11, now 69 years old as William J. Tadlock Jr.
Elisabeth Fraser She was 47, 85 years old when she died as Mrs. Fairman
Connie Sawyer She was 54, 105 years old when she died as Mrs. McBee
Eve McVeagh She was 47, 78 years old when she died as Mrs. Masters
Paul Lukather He was 41, 88 years old when he died as Mr. Turley
Michael McGreevey He was 19, now 76 years old as Brownie Evans
Hal Lynch He was 39, 78 years old when he died as Big Henry
Michael Witney He was 35, 52 years old when he died as Johnnie Mack
William Lundigan He was 52, 61 years old when he died as Michael Moynihan
Roy Glenn He was 52, 56 years old when he died as Saunders
Michael Keep He was 44, 84 years old when he died as Indian Brave
Anne Barton She was 34, 80 years old when she died as Mrs. Moynihan

The Way West Crew

Name Department
Robert Priestley as Set Decoration. He was 65 (85) years old when He died Art
Ted Haworth as Art Direction. He was 49 (75) years old when He died Art
Otho Lovering as Editor. He was 74 (75) years old when He died Editing
A.B. Guthrie, Jr. as Novel. He was 66 (90) years old when He died Writing
William H. Clothier as Director of Photography. He was 64 (92) years old when He died Camera
Ben Maddow as Screenplay. He was 57 (83) years old when He died Writing
Andrew V. McLaglen as Director. He was 46 (94) years old when He died Directing
Harold Hecht as Producer. He was 59 (77) years old when He died Production
Mitch Lindemann as Associate Producer. Production
Mitch Lindemann as Screenplay. Writing
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Cracking Like a Whip From Here to Excitement!

  • Release day: Wednesday, May 24, 1967
  • Runtime: 122 minutes