The Big Trail
1930 · Movie · 122 min · ★ 6.7 · 95% critics
A young scout guides a wagon train west along the Oregon Trail, facing brutal weather, rough terrain, and danger from within the group. As the journey grows harder, he also pursues justice for an old killing and hopes to win the heart of a fellow traveler.
Also known as Raoul Walsh's The Big Trail · The Oregon Trail
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Details
- Years
- 1930
- Release date
- 1930-11-01
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (130 votes)
About
If you enjoy classic Westerns with sweeping adventure, trail hardships, and a simple but sturdy story, this is an easy pick, especially if you like The Iron Horse; Not for you if slow, old-fashioned films try your patience.
Pros: epic frontier journey; vivid sense of hardship; strong lead presence | Cons: slow pacing; dated attitudes; uneven comic relief
Themes
- mississippi river
- pre-code
- river crossing
- wagon train
- frontier justice
- pioneers
- buffalo herd
- 19th century
- far west
- vengeance
- oregon trail
- western expansion
- +1 more
Cast & crew
John Wayne
as Breck Coleman
Marguerite Churchill
as Ruth Cameron
El Brendel
as Gus
Tully Marshall
as Zeke
Tyrone Power Sr.
as Red Flack
David Rollins
as Dave Cameron
- FB
Frederick Burton
as Pa Bascom
Ian Keith
as Bill Thorpe
Charles Stevens
as López
Louise Carver
as Gus' Mother-in-law
Directed by Raoul Walsh