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Wagon Train

The Ben Courtney Story (Season 2, Episode 17)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 60 min |Western

The sheriff of Bitter Springs feels he has lots of reasons to hate. When settlers from the south want to live there, he tries to take a black child he says they are just using for free labor but his reasons go much deeper than that.

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Director

Abner Biberman

Writers

Gene L. Coon (teleplay) |Hendrik Vollaerts (teleplay & story) (as Rik Vollaerts)

Producer

Howard Christie (produced by)

Composer

Herman Stein (music score)

Cinematographer

Benjamin H. Kline (director of photography)

Editor

Daniel A. Nathan

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Status

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Updated 1959 Jan 28

Release date

Jan 28, 1959 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 7 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 5 nominations

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15 cast members
Name Known for
Ward Bond primary photo Ward BondMajor Seth Adams (credit only) Major Seth Adams (credit only) See fewer The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Robert Horton primary photo Robert HortonFlint McCullough Flint McCullough See fewer The Green Slime (1968)
Stephen McNally primary photo Stephen McNallySheriff Ben Courtney Sheriff Ben Courtney See fewer No Way Out (1950)
John Larch primary photo John Larch John Ramsey John Ramsey See fewer Dirty Harry (1971)
Phillip Pine primary photo Phillip Pine Marty Crane Marty Crane See fewer The Cat Ate the Parakeet (1972)
Darryl Glenn primary photo Darryl Glenn Daniel Daniel See fewer Mod Squad (1968)
Roger Mobley primary photo Roger Mobley Michael Michael See fewer Jack the Giant Killer (1962)
Rachel Ames primary photo Rachel AmesNora Courtney (as Judith Ames) Nora Courtney (as Judith Ames) See fewer General Hospital (1963)
Kay Stewart primary photo Kay Stewart Leona Ramsey Leona Ramsey See fewer Front Row Center (1955)
Richard Hale primary photo Richard HaleReverend Butler Reverend Butler See fewer Scaramouche (1952)
Arthur Space primary photo Arthur Space Mayor Storey Mayor Storey See fewer The Big Noise (1944)
Tom McKee primary photo Tom McKee Vinson Vinson See fewer The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
Rand Brooks primary photo Rand Brooks Thomas Pope Thomas Pope See fewer Gone with the Wind (1939)
Chick Hannan primary photo Chick HannanTownsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer Arizona Frontier (1940)
Lillian O'Malley primary photo Lillian O'MalleyTownswoman (uncredited) Townswoman (uncredited) See fewer The Twilight Zone (1959)

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