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The Big Trail

A mighty drama of the early pioneers

  • Movie
  • 1930
  • 2h 2m

Directed by Raoul Walsh

6.7

TMDB audience rating
6.7 out of 10 from 139 votes

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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.

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Cast and crew

  • John Wayne

    John WayneBreck Coleman

  • Marguerite Churchill

    Marguerite ChurchillRuth Cameron

  • El Brendel

    El BrendelGus

  • Tully Marshall

    Tully MarshallZeke

  • Tyrone Power Sr.

    Tyrone Power Sr.Red Flack

  • David Rollins

    David RollinsDave Cameron

  • Frederick BurtonPa Bascom

  • Ian Keith

    Ian KeithBill Thorpe

  • Charles Stevens

    Charles StevensLópez

  • Louise Carver

    Louise CarverGus' Mother-in-law

  • Victor Adamson

    Victor AdamsonWagon Train Man (uncredited)

  • Phyllis BainbridgePioneer (uncredited)

  • Chief John Big Tree

    Chief John Big TreeIndian (uncredited)

  • Ward Bond

    Ward BondSid Bascom (uncredited)

  • Nora Bush

    Nora BushPioneer (uncredited)

  • Martin Cichy

    Martin CichyPioneer (uncredited)

  • Don ColemanWrangler (uncredited)

  • Nancy CrowleyPioneer Child (uncredited)

Director
Raoul Walsh
Writer
Hal G. Evarts, Marie Boyle and Jack Peabody
Music
R. H. Bassett, Peter Brunelli and Alfred Dalby
Cinematography
Arthur Edeson and Lucien N. Andriot