by Hal Erickson
synopsis
When their driver is killed, Joe Cartwright and several other stagecoach passengers are stranded in the desert, 50 miles from the nearest town. The little party is forced to rely upon ill-tempered, violent fur trapper Howard Benson (Kelly Thordsen) for survival. Exacerbating an already tense situation is the fact that the other passengers hold Joe responsible for the death of the driver. Also appearing are Kathleen Crowley as Nora Hayden, Betsy Jones Moreland as Nora Whitley, Mario Alcade as Roberto de Sorto, and Dabbs Greer as Leon Henshaw. Written by Meyer Dolinsky, "Five Into the Wind" was first telecast on April 21, 1963.
