The Saga of Windwagon Smith
1961 · 13 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 340 VOTES · DIR. Charles August Nichols
Overview
Sea Captain Windwagon Smith hits Westport, Kansas, the starting point of the old Oregon and Santa Fe Trails, and is quickly the laughing stock of the town; instead of traveling in the usual oxen-drawn covered wagon, he is at the helm and wheel of a Contestoga-type wagon with a full set of sails. He plans to go to Oregon by taking advantage of the prairie winds. First, he wins over the town mayor, falls in love with the mayor's beautiful daughter, Molly Crum, and then secures financial backing from the townspeople. He sets sail across the plains, with Molly Crum as a covered-wagon stowaway, and a Kansas twister looming on the horizon. And, then, the wind hits the sails. And the fan, too, if he had had one.
Dialogue Timeline — 217 lines
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00:00:47 # In Kansas land
00:01:20 # I'm a-rollin' free o'er the long prairie
00:02:00 It neatly furled round a hitching post
00:02:31 Avast, me hardies.
00:02:59 But your wagon's a type we approve.
00:03:28 All he got was buffalo stew.
00:04:09 And business is just man talk.
00:04:44 The prairie is just like the ocean.
00:05:14 He scratched down some figures and added them up.
00:05:41 It so happens I've the charts here with me.
00:06:16 # Worked on her day and night
00:06:56 - Oh, dear. - Get for the house!
00:07:27 So beautifully fitted and greased it was...
00:08:11 The board of directors were set for the voyage.
00:08:44 The sail bellied out in the Kansas breeze
00:09:14 # Yippee ai aye And a yo ho ho
00:09:48 Batten down the hatches!
00:10:19 Smith pulled and tugged with all of his might.
00:10:56 It's his honor, the mayor.
00:11:27 And I'm a-feared her seams will rip.
00:11:58 The wagon sailed out on top of the blow
00:12:49 # Yippee ai aye And a yo ho ho