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The Oregon Trail (1959)

When the cry of a frontier on the move was '54-40 or fight' !

Genre : Western

Runtime : 1H 26M

Director : Gene Fowler Jr.
Writer : Louis Vittes, Gene Fowler Jr.

Synopsis

In 1846, a reporter for the New York Herald joins a wagon train bound for the Oregon Territory. He hopes to confirm a rumor that President Polk is sending in soldiers disguised as settlers in order to strengthen American claims to the Territory.

Actors

Fred MacMurray
Fred MacMurray
Neal Harris
William Bishop
William Bishop
Captain George Wayne
Gloria Talbott
Gloria Talbott
Shona Hastings
Henry Hull
Henry Hull
George Seton
John Carradine
John Carradine
Zachariah Garrison
Elizabeth Patterson
Elizabeth Patterson
Maria Cooper
Nina Shipman
Nina Shipman
Prudence Cooper
John Dierkes
John Dierkes
Gabe Hastings
Roxene Wells
Roxene Wells
Flossie Shoemaker
Gene N. Fowler
Gene N. Fowler
Richard Cooper
James Bell
James Bell
Jeremiah Cooper
John Slosser
John Slosser
Johnny
Ralph Sanford
Ralph Sanford
John Decker
Sherry Spalding
Sherry Spalding
Lucy
Tex Terry
Tex Terry
Brizzard
Ollie O'Toole
Ollie O'Toole
James Gordon Bennett
Arvo Ojala
Arvo Ojala
Ellis
Ed Wright
Ed Wright
Jesse
Addison Richards
Addison Richards
President James Polk

Crews

Gene Fowler Jr.
Gene Fowler Jr.
Director
Paul Dunlap
Paul Dunlap
Music
Louis Vittes
Louis Vittes
Story
Louis Vittes
Louis Vittes
Screenplay
Gene Fowler Jr.
Gene Fowler Jr.
Screenplay

Posters and backgrounds

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