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The Covered Wagon
1923
· Movie
· 98 min
C
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61/100
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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?
Details
- Director
- James Cruze
- Writer
- Jack Cunningham
- Based on
- a work by Emerson Hough
- Released
- 15 March 1923
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rated
- NR
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