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The Road West is an American Western television series that aired on NBC from September 12, 1966 to May 1, 1967 for twenty-nine episodes with rebroadcasts continuing until August 28. The hour-long series, sponsored by Kraft Foods and starring Barry Sullivan, aired in the 9 p.m. Eastern Monday time slot opposite The Andy Griffith Show and Family Affair on CBS and the crime drama Felony Squad and the prime time soap opera Peyton Place on ABC. Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall originally alternated with the series as monthly specials. It was replaced that fall by The Danny Thomas Hour.
Original Release
09/12/1966 on NBC
US Release
09/12/1966
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Barry Sullivan | Ben Pride |
| Andrew Prine | Timothy Pride |
| Brenda Scott | Midge Pride |
| Kelly Corcoran | Kip Pride |
| Kathryn Hays | Elizabeth Reynolds |
| Charles Seel | Tom Pride |
| Glenn Corbett | Chance Reynolds |
| Rex Holman | India |
| James Gammon | Deputy Virgil Bramley / Pete Fowler |
| Barbara Anderson | Susan Douglass / Barbara |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | This Savage Land: Part 1 | Monday, 12 September 1966 |
| 2 | This Savage Land: Part 2 | Monday, 19 September 1966 |
| 3 | The Gunfighter | Monday, 26 September 1966 |
| 4 | The Lean Years | Monday, 03 October 1966 |
| 5 | This Dry and Thirsty Land | Monday, 10 October 1966 |
| 6 | Long Journey to Leavenworth | Monday, 17 October 1966 |
| 7 | Ashes and Tallow and One True Love | Monday, 24 October 1966 |
| 8 | Piece of Tin | Monday, 31 October 1966 |
| 9 | Lone Woman | Monday, 07 November 1966 |
| 10 | Shaman | Monday, 14 November 1966 |
| 11 | To Light a Candle | Monday, 28 November 1966 |
| 12 | Pariah | Monday, 05 December 1966 |
| 13 | Have You Seen the Aurora Borealis? | Monday, 12 December 1966 |
| 14 | Power of Fear | Monday, 26 December 1966 |
| 15 | Reap the Whirlwind | Monday, 09 January 1967 |
| 16 | Beyond the Hill | Monday, 16 January 1967 |
| 17 | The Predators | Monday, 23 January 1967 |
| 18 | A Mighty Hunter Before the Lord | Monday, 30 January 1967 |
| 19 | No Sanctuary | Monday, 06 February 1967 |
| 20 | The Insider | Monday, 13 February 1967 |
| 21 | Road to Glory | Monday, 20 February 1967 |
| 22 | Fair Ladies of France | Monday, 27 February 1967 |
| 23 | Never Chase a Rainbow | Monday, 06 March 1967 |
| 24 | Eleven Miles to Eden | Monday, 13 March 1967 |
| 25 | Charade of Justice | Monday, 27 March 1967 |
| 26 | The Eighty-Seven Dollar Bride | Monday, 03 April 1967 |
| 27 | A War for the Gravediggers | Monday, 10 April 1967 |
| 28 | The Agreement | Monday, 24 April 1967 |
| 29 | Elizabeth's Odyssey | Monday, 01 May 1967 |
Directors
Vincent McEveety, Paul Stanley, Paul Henreid, Anton Leader, Robert Totten, Harry Harris, Charles S. Dubin, Bernard McEveety
Writers
Richard Fielder, Pat Fielder, Gerald Sanford, James Menzies, Clyde Ware, Robert Schlitt, Kathleen Hite, Dean Riesner, Mark Rodgers, Andy Lewis, Don Ingalls, Halsted Welles, D.C. Fontana
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Barry Sullivan | Ben Pride |
| Andrew Prine | Timothy Pride |
| Brenda Scott | Midge Pride |
| Kelly Corcoran | Kip Pride |
| Kathryn Hays | Elizabeth Reynolds |
| Charles Seel | Tom Pride |
| Glenn Corbett | Chance Reynolds |
| Rex Holman | India |
| James Gammon | Deputy Virgil Bramley / Pete Fowler |
| Barbara Anderson | Susan Douglass / Barbara |
| Willard Sage | John Devery / Sykes |
| William Phipps | Cleary / Charlie |
| Ted Jordan | Blacksmith / Trooper |
| Barbara Werle | Laura Bishop / Ruth Burrus |
| George C. Scott | Jud Barker |
| John Drew Barrymore | Stacey Daggart |
| Roy Roberts | Dr. Reynolds |
| Charles H. Gray | Lieutenant Galloway |
| Katherine Squire | Grandma |
| Katharine Ross | Rachel Adams |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Norman Macdonnell | Producer |
| James Duff McAdams | Producer |
