---
title: 'Westward Ho, the Wagons! (1956)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William Beaudine'
released: '1956-12-20'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Western'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/westward-ho-the-wagons-1956'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049945/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Westward Ho, the Wagons! (1956)

1956 · 90 min · Western · United States


## Synopsis

Westward Ho the Wagons! is a 1956 American Western film starring Fess Parker and Kathleen Crowley and produced by Walt Disney Productions. Based on Mary Jane Carr's novel Children of the Covered Wagon, the film was produced by Bill Walsh, directed by William Beaudine, and released to theatres on December 20, 1956 by Buena Vista Distribution Company. The supporting cast features Mouseketeer Cubby O'Brien, Jeff York, Sebastian Cabot, David Stollery, and George Reeves.

## Credits

- **Director:** [William Beaudine](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-beaudine)
- **Screenplay:** [Tom W. Blackburn](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-w-blackburn)
- **Original Music Composer:** [George Bruns](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-bruns), [Paul Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-smith), [Stan Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/stan-jones)
- **Producer:** [Walt Disney](https://cinepixo.com/people/walt-disney), [Bill Walsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-walsh)
- **Director of Photography:** [Charles P. Boyle](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-p-boyle)
- **Editor:** [Cotton Warburton](https://cinepixo.com/people/cotton-warburton)

## Cast

- [Cubby O'Brien](https://cinepixo.com/people/cubby-o-brien) as Jerry Stephen
- [Jon Locke](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-locke) as Ed Benjamin
- [Jeff York](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-york) as Hank Breckinridge
- [George Reeves](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-reeves) as James Stephen
- [Karen Pendleton](https://cinepixo.com/people/karen-pendleton) as Myra Thompson
- [Iron Eyes Cody](https://cinepixo.com/people/iron-eyes-cody) as Many Stars
- [Anthony Earl Numkena](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-earl-numkena) as Little Thunder
- [Doreen Tracey](https://cinepixo.com/people/doreen-tracey) as Bobo Stephen
- [Jane Liddell](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-liddell) as Ruth Benjamin
- [Barbara Woodell](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-woodell) as Mrs. Stephen
- [Kathleen Crowley](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathleen-crowley) as Laura Thompson
- [Fess Parker](https://cinepixo.com/people/fess-parker) as John "Doc" Grayson
- [Morgan Woodward](https://cinepixo.com/people/morgan-woodward) as "Obie" Forster
- [Leslie Bradley](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-bradley) as Spencer Armitage
- [David Stollery](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-stollery) as Dan Thompson

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Official site: http://movies.disney.com/westward-ho-the-wagons
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/westward-ho-the-wagons-1956
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