This is a story of the old Oregon Trail and pioneers moving West.
The plot is not much, but the cinema photography and direction make it an
exciting movie. Highlights include a buffalo hunt, the crossing of a raging
river and an Indian attack.Release date: November 2, 1930, 125 min, black/white
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast Includes
John Wayne
Marguerite Churchill
El Brendel
Tully Marshall
Tyrone Power, Sr.
David Rollins
Ian Keith
Synopsis:
This is a story of the old Oregon Trail and pioneers moving West.
The plot is not much, but the cinema photography and direction make it an
exciting movie. Highlights include a buffalo hunt, the crossing of a raging
river and an Indian attack.
In his autobiography Raoul Walsh said about his new star:
"He stepped down off his horse and gave me that lopsided grin which was to become one of his trademarks. How did I do, Mr Walsh? He was confident in himself by this time and looked as if he knew the answer...My leading man had made a fine frontiersman. His acting was instinctive, so that he became whatever or whoever he was playing. Later, under the direction of John Ford, he joined the ranks of the movie immortals.
There is a lot of pride in the kowledge that I discovered a winner".
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