Caravana The Albert Farnsworth Story (1957–1965) watch online HD

When Wagon Train was on I remember two Irish based stories. One involved a search for an informer on the wagon train who had fled to America and was traveling on the train. The second one was a more humorous one though it had some very serious moments about. That would be the Albert Farnsworth Story and it starred Charles Laughton.

Laughton plays a spit and polish English army colonel from India who is now traveling in the American west with his batman James Fairfax. Though they are in the American west now, Laughton and Fairfax observe the proprieties of their relationship from the Indian Army.

There's an Irish family, the O'Tooles, traveling with the train headed by Derrick DeMarney and you know the cultures clash. It's pretty funny at times. Later on the two find they have need of each other.

Ward Bond worked with just about every star in Hollywood at some point in his career. Just look at the list of his film credits. One of the few he hadn't worked with was Charles Laughton. He made up for it with Laughton and some others who guested on Wagon Train.

Laughton is wonderful as the stern, unbending British officer who turns out to be quite human after all.