The Covered Wagon

The Covered Wagon

6.4IMDb Score
Released:1923-03-15
Duration:98 min
Director:James Cruze
Actors:Lois Wilson, Alan Hale, Ernest Torrence, Tully Marshall, Charles Ogle
Production:Paramount Pictures, Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Keywords:covered wagon

Overview:

Two wagon caravans converge at what is now Kansas City, and combine for the westward push to Oregon. On their quest the pilgrims will experience desert heat, mountain snow, hunger, and Indian attack. To complicate matters further, a love triangle develops, as pretty Molly must chose between Sam, a brute, and Will, the dashing captain of the other caravan. Can Will overcome the skeleton in his closet and win Molly's heart?

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