The Covered Wagon

In 1848, a caravan of hardy and hopeful souls packed their possessions and departed Kansas to seek their fortunes in Oregon, and found their mettle tried by snows, starvation, stampeding buffalo, hostile Native Americans, and many other perils of the prairie. Popular and painstakingly detailed, this location-shot early sagebrush epic starred J. Warren Kerrigan, Lois Wilson, Alan Hale, Ernest Torrence, Tully Marshall, Charles Ogle. 98 min. Standard; Soundtrack: music score; audio commentary; bonus short "The Pie-Covered Wagon" (1932). Silent with music score.