Product Details

• Actors: John McIntire, Robert Fuller, Denny Miller, Terry Wilson
• Directors: Howard E. Johnson, Bretaigne Windust, John English, Mitchell Leisen, Tay Garnett
• Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Alpha Video
• DVD Release Date: October 26, 2004
• Run Time: 148 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0002W4U20
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #45,063 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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69 of 69 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars One of the classic TV Westerns of the 1950s/1960s, September 1, 2005

By	Robert Huggins (Suburban Philadelphia, PA United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This is another one of many television series from the 1950s and 1960s that is awaiting an official studio release. Were it not for "public domain" releases like this three-episode, single-disc DVD from Alpha Video, we might not be able to see some of the television classics from TV's "golden age" on DVD. So, in this regard, I appreciate the fact that at least a few episodes are available. As to the episodes themselves, the three included here are all from the 1960s when John McIntire starred as Wagonmaster Chris Hale. They include "The Doctor Denker Story," "The Malachai Hobart Story," and "Alias Bill Hawks." These episodes, either alone or in various combinations, have been available on a few Western TV compilations, but this is one of the very few DVDs where you can get all three of them on a single disc. While none of these are particularly standout episodes, they are representative of the series and include a few guest stars like Theodore Bikel and Franchot Tone. Look for Irene Ryan of "The Beverly Hillbillies" in "The Malachi Hobart Story."

The episodes on Alpha's DVD, though not restored, are of decent audio/visual quality. It remains to be seen as to whether or not we'll ever see an official release of the "Wagon Train" series. As such, I recommend this DVD for fans of the series.

My rating is actually closer to *** & 1/2.

39 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Release the series season by season!!, April 15, 2006

By	Douglas R. Hendricks "1Doug1" (Ohio) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is another great series that is being wrongfully ignored by the studios. It should be released season by season on dvd immediately! I was a real big fan of especially the Ward Bond-Robert Horton episodes. Those were definitely the best from this series. And Frank McGrath as Charlie Wooster was great comedy relief. PLEASE, which ever company holds the rights....release these episodes soonest on dvd NOW!! You've already waited too long!!

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Both DVDs contain the same 3 episodes, March 12, 2006

By	J. B. Graves - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Both DVDs contain the same 3 episodes. so its an obvious mistake that Amazon should rectify.

It seems that there are only 3 episodes available. So Sad.