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 Erika is the second episode of the first season of How the West Was Won. It first aired on February 13, 1977. 

Plot[]

Uncle Zeb finally locates Luke, who is recovering from a near fatal gunshot wound and can not travel yet. So Zeb takes off to look for an old cohort who has decided to take on a whole Indian tribe. As Luke heals, he considers whether he could live as part of the Simonite sect, especially since his caretaker is a young and beautiful woman. - Source: tv.com

Cast[]

Starring[]

The Family Macahan[]

  • James Arness as Zeb
  • Eva Marie Saint as Kate
  • Bruce Boxleitner as Luke
  • Kathryn Holcomb as Laura
  • William Kirby Cullen as Josh
  • Vicki Schreck as Jessie

Guest starring[]

  • Anthony Zerbe as Martin Grey
  • Don Murray as Anderson
  • Britt Lind as Erika Hanks
  • Royal Dano as Elam Hanks
  • John Dehner as Bishop Benjamin
  • Richard Angarola as Chier Claw
  • David Huddleston as Christy Judson
  • Jack Elam as Cully Madigan

Co-starring[]

The Judsons[]

  • John Lisbon Wood as Willy
  • Herman Poppe as Jake
  • Sander Johnson as Charlie

The Indians[]

  • Robert Padilla as Mountain-Is-Long
  • Geno Silva as Red Hawk
  • Linda Moon Redfearn as Little Tree
  • Guillermo San Juan as Jeremiah
  • Paul Fix as Portagee

and[]

  • Todd Lookinland as Joshua Hanks
  • G. W. Bailey as Ivie
  • Anthony Palmer as Russell

Supporting cast[]

  • Tony Peña as Shoshone Brave
  • Ned Wertimer as Elias Kulp
  • Mina Vasquez as Round Pebble
  • Peggy Rea as Mother Tice
  • Peter Hansen as Major Drake
  • John Pickard as Colonel Caine

Crew (and other credits)[]

Closing credits:[]

  • Directed by: Burt Kennedy
  • Directed by: Daniel Mann
  • Written by: Jim Byrnes
  • Written by: William Kelley
  • Written by: John Mantley
  • Written by: Earl W. Wallace
  • Written by: Ron Bishop
  • Produced by: Jeffrey Hayden
  • Produced by: John G. Stephens
  • Executive Producer: John Mantley
  • Director of Photography: Jack Woolf
  • Art Director: Arch Bacon
  • Film Editors: John A. Fegan, Jr. & William B. Gulick A.C.E. & Henry Batista
  • Developed for Television by: Albert S. Ruddy and Jim Byrnes
  • Music by: Jerrold Immel
  • Music Supervisor: Harry V. Lojewski
  • Set Decorator: Herman N. Schoenbrun
  • Music Editor: Joe Tuley
  • Sound Editor: Monty Pearce
  • Property Master: Dean Wilson
  • Unit Production Manager: Kurt Neumann
  • Assistant Directors: Michael Daves & William McGarry
  • Script Supervisor: John C. Dutton
  • Sound: Barry Dean Thomas & Hal Watkins, C.A.S.
  • Men's Wardrobe: Chad M. Harwood & Ed Sunley
  • Women's Wardrobe: Yvonne Kubis
  • Makeup: Al Fleming & Bob Westmoreland
  • Hairdressers: Marlene D. Williams & Lola M. Kemp
  • Lead Wrangler: Richard A. Lundin
  • Stunt Coordinator: Jerry Gatlin
  • Special Effects: Chuck Schulthies
  • Casting: Gary Shaffer
"The Producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of: U.S. Forest Service, Dixie National Forest & Ron R. Kinsey, Southwest Museum"

"Filmed in METROCOLOR | Titles and Opticals MGM | Lenses and Panaflex Cameras by PANAVISION"

"An Albert S. Ruddy Production"

"in association with M-G-M TV"

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