The Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail (1959)

When the cry of a frontier on the move was '54-40 or fight' !

  • Genre: Western
  • Release Date: 1959-08-31
  • User Rating: 5.3/10 from 17 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 26min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Associated Producers (API)
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Gene Fowler Jr.
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Summary

In 1846, a reporter for the New York Herald joins a wagon train bound for the Oregon Territory. He hopes to confirm a rumor that President Polk is sending in soldiers disguised as settlers in order to strengthen American claims to the Territory.

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  • Fred MacMurray

    as Neal Harris
  • William Bishop

    as Captain George Wayne
  • Nina Shipman

    as Prudence Cooper
  • Gloria Talbott

    as Shona Hastings
  • Henry Hull

    as George Seton
  • John Carradine

    as Zachariah Garrison
  • John Dierkes

    as Gabe Hastings
  • Roxene Wells

    as Flossie Shoemaker
  • Elizabeth Patterson

    as Maria Cooper
  • Gene N. Fowler

    as Richard Cooper
  • James Bell

    as Jeremiah Cooper
  • John Slosser

    as Johnny
  • Ralph Sanford

    as John Decker
  • Sherry Spalding

    as Lucy
  • Tex Terry

    as Brizzard
  • Ollie O'Toole

    as James Gordon Bennett
  • Arvo Ojala

    as Ellis
  • Ed Wright

    as Jesse
  • Addison Richards

    as President James Polk (uncredited)
  • Lumsden Hare

    as Sir Richard Wallingham (uncredited)
  • Oscar Beregi Jr.

    as Ralph Clayman (uncredited)
  • Chet Brandenburg

    as Wagon Train Member at Fort (uncredited)
  • Raven Grey Eagle

    as Indian (uncredited)
  • Jim Whitecloud

    as Indian (uncredited)
  • Harry 'Snub' Pollard

    as Townsman (uncredited)
  • Al Haskell

    as Townsman (uncredited)
  • James Dime

    as Townsman (uncredited)
  • Sally Yarnell

    as Townswoman (uncredited)
Directing Gene Fowler Jr. Director
Sound Paul Dunlap Music
Writing Gene Fowler Jr. Screenplay
Writing Louis Vittes Screenplay
Writing Louis Vittes Story

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