The Big Trail poster

The Big Trail( 1930)

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A mighty drama of the early pioneers

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      John Wayne

      Breck Coleman

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      Marguerite Churchill

      Ruth Cameron

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      El Brendel

      Gus

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      Tully Marshall

      Zeke

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      Tyrone Power Sr.

      Red Flack

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      David Rollins

      Dave Cameron

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      Frederick Burton

      Pa Bascom

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      Ian Keith

      Bill Thorpe

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      Charles Stevens

      López

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      Louise Carver

      Gus' Mother-in-law

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      Victor Adamson

      Wagon Train Man

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      Phyllis Bainbridge

      Pioneer

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      Chief John Big Tree

      Indian

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      Ward Bond

      Sid Bascom

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      Nora Bush

      Pioneer

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      Martin Cichy

      Pioneer

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      Don Coleman

      Wrangler

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      Nancy Crowley

      Pioneer Child

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      Curley Dresden

      Pioneer

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      Adabelle Driver

      Pioneer

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      Emslie Emerson

      Sairey

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      Alphonse Ethier

      Marshal

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      Theresa Garon

      Pioneer

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      William Gillis

      Pioneer

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      Dannie Mac Grant

      Pioneer Boy

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      Virginia Griffith

      Pioneer

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      Marcia Harris

      Mrs. Riggs

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      Marilyn Harris

      Pioneer Girl

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      Al Haskell

      Pioneer

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      DeWitt Jennings

      Boat Captain Hollister

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      Jack Kenny

      Pioneer

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      Bert Keys

      Pioneer

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      John Lawrence Kneedy

      Wagon Driver

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      Ann Kunde

      Pioneer

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      Marjorie Leet

      Mildred Riggs

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      Marion Lessing

      Pioneer Girl

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      Frances Martinson

      Pioneer

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      Frank McGrath

      Pioneer

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      William V. Mong

      Wellmore

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      Pete Morrison

      Wrangler

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      Beth Nagel

      Pioneer

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      Dodo Newton

      Abigail Vance

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      Artie Ortego

      Pioneer

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      Jack Padjan

      Pioneer

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      Helen Parrish

      Honey Girl Cameron

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      Robert Parrish

      Pioneer Boy

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      Harvey Parry

      Pioneer

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      Jack Peabody

      Bill Gillis

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      Russ Powell

      Windy Bill

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      Frank Rainboth

      Ohio Man

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      Apache Bill Russell

      Indian Scout

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      Lucile Sewall

      Pioneer

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      Andy Shuford

      Ohio Man's Son

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      Tom Smith

      Pioneer

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      Jean Stoddard

      Pioneer

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      Gertrude Van Lent

      Sister from Missouri

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      Lucille Van Lent

      Sister from Missouri

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    7
    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Jun 13 2022
    There is a scene very near the start of this film where John Wayne ("Breck") walks through a doorway, bedecked in his finely crafted suede leathers and you almost want to applaud - like it was the entrance of great actor onto a stage. There can been no doubt that Raoul Walsh and his bosses at Fox were determined to make a big star of their man - and have thrown pretty much everything at it. The story concerns pioneers on a long and dangerous wagon trail leaving the Mississippi heading west into the unknown, It's the epitome of an American adventure film - the travellers face perils both human a...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    2000000.00

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • mississippi river
    • pre-code
    • river crossing
    • wagon train
    • frontier justice
    • pioneers
    • buffalo herd
    • 19th century
    • far west
    • vengeance
    • oregon trail
    • western expansion
    • crossing frontiers