The Way West

Cracking Like a Whip From Here to Excitement!

The Way West — Plot

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.

• Release date
• May 24, 1967
• Runtime
• 122 min
• Genres
• Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
• Director
• Andrew V. McLaglen

The Way West — Cast

Kirk Douglas Sen. William J. Tadlock Robert Mitchum Dick Summers Richard Widmark Lije Evans Lola Albright Rebecca 'Becky' Evans Jack Elam Preacher Weatherby Stubby Kaye Sam Fairman Michael McGreevey Brownie Evans Harry Carey Jr. Mr. McBee