The Big Trail

The Big Trail

The Big Trail is a lavish early widescreen movie shot on location across the American West starring John Wayne in his first leading role and directed by Raoul Walsh. In 2006, the United States Library of Congress deemed this film "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry. The story is about a large caravan of settlers in the very earliest days of the Oregon Trail, which from the early 1840s to 1869 was the main overland route from Missouri to the Pacific Northwest. Breck Coleman is a young trapper who just got...
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quick facts
Release date:November 1, 1930
Directed by:Raoul Walsh
Runtime:125 Minutes
Producer:Winfield R. Sheehan
Editor:Jack Dennis
Music by:R.H. Bassett
Cinematography:Arthur Edeson, Lucien N. Andriot
Genre:Western, Action

Cast of The Big Trail

John Wayne
John Wayne
Breck Coleman
Born:May 26, 1907
Died:June 11, 1979
Tully Marshall
Tully Marshall
Born:Apr. 10, 1864
Died:Mar. 10, 1943
Ian Keith
Ian Keith
Born:Feb. 27, 1899
Died:Mar. 26, 1960
Charles Stevens
Charles Stevens
Born:May 26, 1893
Died:Aug. 22, 1964
El Brendel
El Brendel
Born:Mar. 25, 1890
Died:Apr. 9, 1964
Frederick Burton
Frederick Burton
Born:Oct. 20, 1871
Died:Oct. 23, 1957

Film director of The Big Trail

Raoul Walsh
Raoul Walsh
Born: March 11, 1887
Died: December 31, 1980

Raoul Walsh was an American film director, actor, founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the brother of silent screen actor George Walsh. He was known for portraying John Wilkes Booth in the silent classic The Birth of a Nation and for directing such films as The...
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Filming locations for The Big Trail

Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon National Park

Grand Canyon National Park is the United States' 15th oldest national park and is located in Arizona. Within the park lies the Grand Canyon, a gorge of the Colorado River, considered to be one of the Wonders of the World. The park covers 1,217,262 acres of unincorporated area in Coconino and...
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    Which celebrities starred in the film "The Big Trail"?
  • A:
    Tyrone Power, Sr., John Wayne, Marguerite Churchill, Tully Marshall and El Brendel played leading roles in the film.
  • Q:
    When was the premier of the movie "The Big Trail"?
  • A:
    The film was released in November, 1930.
  • Q:
    Who distributed the film, "The Big Trail"?
  • A:
    20th Century Fox was the movie's distributor.
  • Q:
    What is the runtime of the film "The Big Trail"?
  • A:
    The runtime is 125 minutes.
  • Q:
    Which director created the film "The Big Trail"?
  • A:
    Raoul Walsh was the film's director.
  • Q:
    Which locations were seen in the film The Big Trail?
  • A:
    The movie's featured locations include Grand Canyon National Park.
  • Q:
    The film, "The Big Trail" is of which genre?
  • A:
    The film is classified as: Western and Black-and-white.

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