A mighty drama of the early pioneers
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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Earnest, resolved, grave and classical in form.
- earnestironic
- resolvedopen-ended
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
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Cast
- John WayneBreck Coleman
- Marguerite ChurchillRuth Cameron
- El BrendelGus
- Tully MarshallZeke
- Tyrone Power Sr.Red Flack
- David RollinsDave Cameron
- Frederick BurtonPa Bascom
- Ian KeithBill Thorpe
- Charles StevensLópez
- Louise CarverGus' Mother-in-law
Crew
- Raoul WalshDirector
- Marie BoyleScreenplay
- Jack PeabodyScreenplay
- Florence PostalScreenplay
- Arthur EdesonDirector of Photography
- Lucien N. AndriotDirector of Photography
- R. H. BassettOriginal Music Composer
- Peter BrunelliOriginal Music Composer
- Alfred DalbyOriginal Music Composer
- Jack DennisEditor
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