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The Big Trail
Young scout Breck Coleman leads a wagon train along the dangerous trail to Oregon as he tries to get the affection of the beautiful pioneer Ruth Cameron and plans his revenge on the harsh scoundrels who murdered a friend of his in the past.
1930 · Directed by Raoul Walsh · 122 min · Drama · Western · 10 frames
Tagline
A mighty drama of the early pioneers
Crew
- Screenplay: Marie Boyle, Jack Peabody, Florence Postal
- Cinematography: Arthur Edeson, Lucien N. Andriot
- Edited by: Jack Dennis
- Music: R. H. Bassett, Peter Brunelli, Alfred Dalby, Arthur Kay
- Production design: Harold Miles, Fred Sersen
- Produced by: Winfield R. Sheehan
Cast
- John Wayne as Breck Coleman
- Marguerite Churchill as Ruth Cameron
- El Brendel as Gus
- Tully Marshall as Zeke
- Tyrone Power Sr. as Red Flack
- David Rollins as Dave Cameron
- Frederick Burton as Pa Bascom
- Ian Keith as Bill Thorpe
- Charles Stevens as López
- Louise Carver as Gus' Mother-in-law
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English, Spanish
- Studios: Fox Film Corporation
- Budget: $2,000,000
- Themes: mississippi river, pre-code, river crossing, wagon train, frontier justice, pioneers, buffalo herd, 19th century, far west, vengeance
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