THE WAY WEST (1967) ¢ ¢ 1/2
D: Andrew V. McLaglen
Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, Richard Widmark,
Lola Albright, Jack Elam, Sally Field, Stubby Kaye,
Michael McGreevey, Roy Glenn, Harry Carey Jr.
Widmark, Mitchum and Douglas point the wagons west and lead a bunch of settlers across the plains to Oregon. This plays like an offshoot of "How the West Was Won", with impressive production values, spectacular landscapes, a rousing musical score and a clunky script. Mitchum, as a scout who's going blind, comes off the best. Sally Field, in her first big-screen role, plays an impetuous teenager named Mercy - Gidget out on the prairie.
