The Prairie is set at the time of the Louisiana Purchase. Hoping to find their destiny in the new territory, the Bush Family heads southward in a covered wagon. Sharing the family's numerous dangers and hardships are Ellen Wade (Lenore Aubert), sole survivor of an Indian attack, and army mapmaker Paul Hover (Alan Baxter). Cousins Abiram (Russ Vincent) and Asa (Jack Mitchum) duke it out over Ellen's affections
as Ellen Wade
as Paul Hover
as Abiram White
as Asa Bush
as Ishmael Bush
as Esther Bush
as Eagle Feather
as Abner Bush
as Jess Bush
as Gabe Bush
as Enoch Bush
as Luke
as Matoreeh
as Running Deer
as Anne Morris
as Narrator
