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Wagon Train

1957–1965NBCABCDrama

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A wagon company crossing to California, and the series Gene Roddenberry pitched Star Trek against.

Wagon Train opens with a main title sequence of 89 seconds.

At 89 seconds, it opens well above the 50-second median for drama sequences in this catalogue.

It arrived on NBC in 1957, when Truth or Consequences, American Bandstand and Search for Tomorrow were also on the network.

1 sequence12th most looked up of 46 in the 1950sIMDb ↗
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The opening titles

Season 1

89s

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