The Awakening

A destitute former Minister, David Henderson (Glenn Corbett), who has had a crisis of faith, comes to Medicine Bow just as a dispute breaks out at a local mine over safety issues. Emmett Ryker entreaties Judge Garth to try and find a solution to the problem. When an accident occurs at the mine David's assists in a rescue attempt but hurts his leg. He is taken to Shiloh where Betsy Garth nurses him and they become romantically involved. David's actions gain him the respect of the miners, he becomes their leader, and he calls a strike over the working conditions. Despite an attempt to intimidate the miners by importing scab labour, with Judge Garth's help the owners and miners manage to reach an agreement. David rediscovers his calling and asks Betsy to marry him. They are married at Shiloh Ranch and head off to start a new life at a parish David has been assigned in Pennsylvania.

Release Date: 1962-09-19
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
TMDb: 6.4/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 90

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Episode 1 - The Brothers
Day of the Scorpion
Episode 2 - Day of the Scorpion
A Little Learning
Episode 3 - A Little Learning
The Claim
Episode 4 - The Claim
The Awakening
Episode 5 - The Awakening
Ring of Silence
Episode 6 - Ring of Silence
Jennifer
Episode 7 - Jennifer
Nobility of Kings
Episode 8 - Nobility of Kings
Show Me a Hero
Episode 9 - Show Me a Hero
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Episode 10 - Beyond the Border
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Episode 12 - The Laramie Road
The Horse Fighter
Episode 13 - The Horse Fighter
Letter of the Law
Episode 14 - Letter of the Law
Blaze of Glory
Episode 15 - Blaze of Glory
Nobody Said Hello
Episode 16 - Nobody Said Hello
Men with Guns
Episode 17 - Men with Guns
Long Ride to Wind River
Episode 18 - Long Ride to Wind River
Chaff in the Wind
Episode 19 - Chaff in the Wind
The Inchworm's Got No Wings at All
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Morgan Starr
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Harvest of Strangers
Episode 22 - Harvest of Strangers
Ride a Cock-Horse to Laramie Cross
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One Spring Like Long Ago
Episode 24 - One Spring Like Long Ago
The Return of Golden Tom
Episode 25 - The Return of Golden Tom
The Wolves Up Front, the Jackals Behind
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That Saunders Woman
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No Drums, No Trumpets
Episode 28 - No Drums, No Trumpets
A Bald-Faced Boy
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The Mark of a Man
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