In this next to last episode of Wagon Train of season 6 we learn that Duke Shannon is a property owner. When he left this northern California town he was
partners with childhood friend John Kerr in a bit of real estate. But in the interim
John Kerr has increased the holdings many times over.
What's come into this system is a version of feudal serfdom with tenant farmers bound to the land and if they try to get away there's an overseer/foreman to keep them in line. Jim Davis plays one of the most brutal villains ever in the history of the Wagon Train series, as handy with a bullwhip as a six shooter.
All this done in Kerr's name who lost his right arm as a kid and Denny Miller used to protect him. It's a big concern to Ellen Burstyn who is now Kerr's wife and who grew up with both of them.
It all leads to an inevitable climax as Denny Miller who is potentially a very rich man has a crisis of conscience.
And if you're a cowboy hero there's only one way that will turn out.
What's come into this system is a version of feudal serfdom with tenant farmers bound to the land and if they try to get away there's an overseer/foreman to keep them in line. Jim Davis plays one of the most brutal villains ever in the history of the Wagon Train series, as handy with a bullwhip as a six shooter.
All this done in Kerr's name who lost his right arm as a kid and Denny Miller used to protect him. It's a big concern to Ellen Burstyn who is now Kerr's wife and who grew up with both of them.
It all leads to an inevitable climax as Denny Miller who is potentially a very rich man has a crisis of conscience.
And if you're a cowboy hero there's only one way that will turn out.
