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Wagon Train

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1hr 2min
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1940
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Synopsis: In his first starring Western for RKO, young Tim Holt must not only carry on his father's freight business but also hunt down his murderer. A certain Matt Gardner (Cliff Clark) wants to corner the freight business to Pecos and persuades young Zack Sibley's wagon master (Wade Crosby) to switch sides. Zack also earns the enmity of Gardner's son Coe (Malcolm McTaggart), who takes umbrage to the youngster's flirtation with pretty Helen Lee (Martha O'Driscoll). It all comes to a head during a food shortage ... Full Synopsis
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Replacing George O'Brien as RKO's resident B-Western star, Tim Holt truly looked the part: young, handsome, and athletic. The studio probably didn't do the newcomer any favors by filming Wagon Train back-to-back with The Fargo Kid (1940), but only the latter film seems to have suffered from the strain. In fact, Wagon Train remains not only one of Holt's best Westerns, but one of the best series openers ... Full Review
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