The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West is a 1976 American Western comedy film directed by Jack Arnold. The film stars Bob Denver as Dusty, the bumbling assistant to Wagonmaster Callahan featured in the syndicated series Dusty s Trail.

The film itself consists of four episodes of Dusty s Trail edited together: Tomahawk Territory , Horse of Another Color , There Is Nothing Like a Dame , and The Not So Magnificent Seven .

Plot summary

A stagecoach and covered wagon heading west across the plains become separated from their wagon train thanks to Dusty (Denver), a bumbling assistant to Wagonmaster Callahan (Forrest Tucker). Lost in the wilderness, seven hapless souls must now make their way to California on their own using what brains they have or haven t got.

First, the characters meet Indians. Then there is a necktie party looking to hang Dusty as a horse thief. Third, a couple of cattle rustlers want to get friendly with some willing females. And finally, a shootout takes place, with Dusty dressed up as Bat Masterson in a ghost town setting.

Home media

The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West was released on VHS by JTC, Inc., Front Row Video, Inc. and Direct Source Special. The film has also been released on Region 1 DVD by numerous companies including Tango Entertainment, Digiview and St. Clair Vision. These releases by numerous budget labels were due to the fact that the copyrights on most episodes of Dusty s Trail were never properly claimed, making the series one of the last television series to enter the public domain before the Copyright Act of 1976 (and its much longer copyright terms) took effect. As the film was sourced from this series, the film itself is also in the public domain.

Year	1976
RuntimeMins	86
RuntimeStr	1h 26min
Plot	Four episodes of Dusty’s Trail edited together into a movie. The episodes, in the order shown, are: “Tomahawk Territory”, “Horse of Another Color”, “There is Nothing Like a Dame”, and “The Not So Magnificent Seven”.
Directors	Jack Arnold, Earl Bellamy, Bruce Bilson
Writers	Sherwood Schwartz, Elroy Schwartz, Brad Radnitz
Stars	Bob Denver, Forrest Tucker, Ivor Francis
Produced by	Elroy Schwartz,Sherwood Schwartz
Cinematography by	Alan Stensvold
Film Editing by	John B. Woelz
Casting By	Eddie Foy III
Art Direction by	Rodger Maus
Set Decoration by	Robert Gould
Makeup Department	Gerry Leetch,Fred B. Phillips
Production Management	Gary S. Gerlich,Joe Wonder
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director	Robert Jones
Art Department	C. Randall Berkeley,Robert Tanenbaum
Sound Department	Gene Garvin,Paul Laune
Special Effects by	Roger George
Camera and Electrical Department	Alan Goldenhar,Charles La Rocca
Costume and Wardrobe Department	Marie Brown
Music Department	John Mick
Script and Continuity Department	Jane Ficker
Additional Crew	Elliot Friedgen,Charles W. Fries,Willis Grant,Morrie Parker,Tom Parker,Arthur Stolnitz
Genres	Western, Comedy
Companies	Metromedia Producers Corporation (MPC), Redwood Productions, Writer First Productions
Countries	USA
Languages	English
ContentRating	G
ImDbRating	3.6
ImDbRatingVotes	243
Keywords	cardinal direction in title