The Covered Wagon (1923) on Blu-Ray

Actor :               J. Warren Kerrigan, Lois Wilson, Alan Hale, Ernest Torrence, Tully Marshall
Director:            James Cruze
Genre:               Adventure
Year:                 1923
Studio:              Kino Classics
Length:             98 minutes
Released:         02/20/18
Rating:              Not Rated
Format:             Anamorphic, NTSC
Misc:                 NTSC
Language:        English
Subtitles:          N/A
Dubbed:             N/A

DESCRIPTION:

The first Western epic! A great caravan of covered wagons, filled with hearty pioneers and their families and possessions, are waiting for the Spring jump off at Westport Landing, now Kansas City. The time is 1848, and the destination is far-off Oregon, in The Covered Wagon (1923), the first big-budget Western epic. Where countless pilgrims fell, a love triangle flourishes, as Molly Wingate (Lois Wilson) must choose between the brutish Sam (Alan Hale) and the dashing Will (J. Warren Kerrigan). Complicating her decision are the perils of the trail: a mile-wide river, prairie fire, heavy snowfall, a buffalo stampede, crippling hunger, and Native American attacks. Boasting a cast of thousands and an unparalleled commitment to authenticity, The Covered Wagon was an enormous box-office success in 1923 and became one of the major milestones in the history of the Western.