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"