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Wagon Train The Marie Dupree Story (1957–1965) Online

Wagon Train The Marie Dupree Story (1957–1965) Online
Original Title :
The Marie Dupree Story
Genre :
TV Episode / Western
Year :
1957–1965
Directror :
Richard Bartlett
Cast :
Ward Bond,Robert Horton,Debra Paget
Writer :
Harry Brown
Type :
TV Episode
Time :
1h
Rating :
7.8/10
Wagon Train The Marie Dupree Story (1957–1965) Online

The gorgeous Marie Dupree is going west with her elderly father and servants. They have left a destroyed life in the south and Mr. Dupree has mental lapses. Wiley Howard who is leading a different train meets Marie while riding and he is an old friend of Adams. Marie falls for Wiley even after her father tells her is a hot tempered rogue. Wiley likes Marie but is unwilling to marry her. When Marie learns this, she turns her attentions to the young and naive Antonio who has always adored her. Wiley senses that Marie is taking advantage of Antonio and tells Antonio so. Antonio doesn't believe it until Wiley confronts Marie in front of Antonio telling her he will marry her and she tells the truth. Antonio confronts Marie and his actions put all three people in jeopardy.
Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Ward Bond Ward Bond - Major Seth Adams
Robert Horton Robert Horton - Flint McCullough
Debra Paget Debra Paget - Marie Dupree
Nick Adams Nick Adams - Antonio 'Tonio' Gigli
Robert Lowery Robert Lowery - Wiley Howard
Nicky Blair Nicky Blair - Julio Caserti
Grazia Narciso Grazia Narciso - Mama Caserti
Frank McGrath Frank McGrath - Charlie Wooster
Terry Wilson Terry Wilson - Bill Hawks
Raymond Greenleaf Raymond Greenleaf - Nathan Dupree
Sam McDaniel Sam McDaniel - Skipio
Dorothy Provine Dorothy Provine - Susie
Terry Frost Terry Frost - Wagon Train Member
Bob Evans Bob Evans - Wagon Train Member
Frank Sully Frank Sully - Pietro Vandero


User reviews

Gamba

Gamba

Debra Paget plays the title role in this Wagon Train episode and channels a bit of Vivien Leigh, a bit of Bette Davis in playing a very willful southern belle traveling on Ward Bond's Wagon Train. Paget's from an old Charleston family that lost it all and she's traveling west with her father Raymond Greenleaf who is still in the ante-bellum south in his mind plus a former family house slave Sam McDaniel.

Along comes Robert Lowery who is very much like that other Charleston charmer Rhett Butler. Back in the day he fought several duels, now he sat out the war and got rich dealing with both sides. He takes one look at Paget and he's back in Charleston.

To put it short, he's not the marrying kind and she's a flirt. She starts turning on the machine for young Sicilian immigrant Nick Adams and let's say it could have ended worse.

Lowery has history with Bond and Bond is just trying to both stay clear of other people's romances and yet avoid a tragedy that is brewing rapidly.

Paget, Lowery, and Adams all deserve kudos for their performances.
Chi

Chi

(*Most hilarious quote*) - "What's a woman good for if it's not to cause a little trouble?"

If you're looking for 1950's TV Western soap opera - Then - This episode of Wagon Train should entertain you to pieces.

Now 60 years old - "The Marie Dupree Story" is certainly worth a view just to see Debra Paget (always in full make-up and dressed to the nines) flirting and vamping (like a total floozy) with anything in pants.

Yes. Jealousy, rivalry, pettiness, and vicious anger all prevail in "The Marie Dupree Story" with Paget playing the poor, little, rich girl to the hilt.

P.S. - If nothing else - This episode of Wagon Train is a real emotional manipulator. And, surprisingly enough, after the dust has all settled, its story comes out so squeaky-clean in the wash.