Based on the TV series WAGON TRAIN, which initially starred veteran movie supporting actor Ward Bond as the wagon master and Robert Horton as the scout. An American Western series that ran on NBC 1957-62 and then on ABC 1962-65, the show chronicles the adventures of a wagon train as it makes its way from Missouri to California. There were 284 episodes in 8 seasons: the first aired on September 18, 1957, and the final segment was broadcast on May 2, 1965