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How the West Was Won

19627.0 / 10164 min

Western

Overview

It's here! The mightiest adventure ever filmed!

The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family.

Cast

Debbie Reynolds

Lilith Prescott

George Peppard

Zeb Rawlings

Carroll Baker

Eve Prescott Rawlings

James Stewart

Linus Rawlings

Gregory Peck

Cleve Van Valen

Karl Malden

Zebulon Prescott

Robert Preston

Roger Morgan

Henry Fonda

Jethro Stuart

Richard Widmark

Mike King

Carolyn Jones

Julie Rawlings

Agnes Moorehead

Rebecca Prescott

Lee J. Cobb

Marshal Lou Ramsey

Thelma Ritter

Agatha Clegg

John Wayne

Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman

Harry Morgan

Gen. Ulysses S. Grant

Eli Wallach

Charlie Gant

Walter Brennan

Col. Jeb Hawkins

Brigid Bazlen

Dora Hawkins

David Brian

Lilith's Attorney

Andy Devine

Cpl. Peterson

Raymond Massey

Abraham Lincoln

Mickey Shaughnessy

Deputy Stover

Russ Tamblyn

Confederate Deserter

Spencer Tracy

Narrator (voice)

Harry Dean Stanton

Gant Henchman (uncredited)

Lee Van Cleef

River Pirate (uncredited)

Rodolfo Acosta

Gant Gang Member (uncredited)

Clinton Sundberg

Hylan Seabury (uncredited)

Willis Bouchey

Civil War Surgeon (uncredited)

Claude Johnson

Jeremiah Rawlings (uncredited)

Kim Charney

Sam Prescott (uncredited)

Bryan Russell

Zeke Prescott (uncredited)

Stanley Livingston

Prescott Rawlings (uncredited)

Jay C. Flippen

Huggins (uncredited)

Tudor Owen

Parson Alec Harvey (uncredited)

Karl Swenson

Train Conductor (uncredited)

James Griffith

Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)

Jack Pennick

Cpl. Murphy

Jim Michael

Barfly (uncredited)

Chuck Roberson

Officer (uncredited)

Claude Akins

Man (uncredited)

Mark Allen

Colin Harvey (uncredited)

Don Anderson

Auction Guest (uncredited)

Beulah Archuletta

Arapaho Woman (uncredited)

Robert Banas

Dance Hall Dancer (uncredited)

Willie Bloom

Barfly (uncredited)

Bill Borzage

Barfly (uncredited)

John Breen

Waiter (uncredited)

Charlie Briggs

Flying Arrow Barker (uncredited)

Buddy Bryan

Music Hall Dancer / Wagon Train Traveler (uncredited)

Paul Bryar

Auctioneer's Assistant (uncredited)

Walter Burke

Wagon Poker Player (uncredited)

Polly Burson

Stock Player (uncredited)

Ken Curtis

Cpl. Ben (uncredited)

John Damler

Lawyer (uncredited)

Christopher Dark

Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)

Kem Dibbs

Blacksmith (uncredited)

Forrest Draper

Bit Role (uncredited)

Craig Duncan

James Marshall (uncredited)

Ben Black Elk Sr.

Arapaho Chief (uncredited)

Raoul Freeman

Auction Guest (uncredited)

Sol Gorss

River Pirate (uncredited)

Tom Greenway

Bit Role (uncredited)

Barry Harvey

Angus Harvey (uncredited)

William Henry

Staff Officer (uncredited)

Jerry Holmes

Railroad Clerk (uncredited)

Roy Jenson

Henchman (uncredited)

Walter Kightly

Cavalryman (uncredited)

Jack Lambert

Gant Henchman (uncredited)

John Larch

Grimes (uncredited)

Robert P. Lieb

Bartender (uncredited)

Herbert Maneval

Schoolboy (uncredited)

J. Edward McKinley

Auctioneer (uncredited)

Gary Menteer

Music Hall Dancer / Wagon Train Traveler (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Auction Guest (uncredited)

Harry Monty

River Pirate (uncredited)

Bob Morgan

Member of Train Robbery Gang (uncredited)

Boyd 'Red' Morgan

River Pirate (uncredited)

Forbes Murray

Auction Guest (uncredited)

Robert Nash

Lawyer (uncredited)

Cliff Osmond

Bartender (uncredited)

Harvey Parry

Henchman (uncredited)

Gil Perkins

Henchman (uncredited)

Red Perkins

Union Soldier (uncredited)

Murray Pollack

Auction Guest (uncredited)

Paul Power

Auction Guest (uncredited)

Frank Radcliffe

Music Hall Dancer / Wagon Train Traveler (uncredited)

Buddy Red Bow

Arapaho Man (uncredited)

Walter Reed

River Pirate (uncredited)

Victor Romito

Henchman (uncredited)

Jamie Ross

Bruce Harvey (uncredited)

Gene Roth

Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)

Bing Russell

Man (uncredited)

Danny Sands

Trapeze Man (uncredited)

Joe Sawyer

Riverboat Officer (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

Auction Guest (uncredited)

Phil Schumacher

Bartender (uncredited)

June Smaney

Saloon Girl (uncredited)

Kelly Smith

Little Girl (uncredited)

Dub Taylor

Man (uncredited)

Ken Terrell

River Pirate (uncredited)

Jack Tornek

Barfly (uncredited)

William Wellman Jr.

Officer #2 (uncredited)

Harry Wilson

Cattleman at Barricade (uncredited)

Carleton Young

Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)

Crew

Henry Hathaway

Director

John Ford

Director

William H. Daniels

Director of Photography

George Marshall

Director

Joseph LaShelle

Director of Photography

Milton Krasner

Director of Photography

Charles Lang

Director of Photography

Alfred Newman

Original Music Composer

Harold F. Kress

Editor

Bernard Smith

Producer

Sydney Guilaroff

Hairstylist

Walter Plunkett

Costume Design

Hal Needham

Stunts

Ronnie Rondell Jr.

Stunts

Richard Thorpe

Special Guest Director

John Gay

Writer

William Tuttle

Makeup Designer

Ron Talsky

Costume Design

Bob Overbeck

Special Effects Technician

Chuck Roberson

Stunt Double

Troy Ward

Stunts

James V. King

Camera Operator

John Epper

Stunts

Richard Farnsworth

Stunts

Hank Moonjean

Assistant Director

Matty Azzarone

Leadman

Donna Hall

Stunts

Charles Horvath

Stunts

Roy Jenson

Stunts

Carl Pitti

Stunts

John Truwe

Makeup Artist

Harold Humbrock

Sound Editor

Charles Schulthies

Special Effects Technician

Leroy Johnson

Stunts

Joe Yrigoyen

Stunts

Polly Burson

Stunts

Loren Janes

Stunts

Ted Mapes

Stunts

Louise Montana

Stunts

Bob Morgan

Stunts

Richard Talmadge

Stunt Coordinator

Charles K. Hagedon

Editorial Consultant

John Lipow

Sound Editor

Bill Johnson

Camera Operator

Abe Steinberg

Production Supervisor

John Logan

Supervising Sound Editor

Milo B. Lory

Sound Editor

Lester Swartz

Special Effects

Frank Cordell

Stunts

Boyd 'Red' Morgan

Stunts

Gil Perkins

Stunts

Lynn F. Reynolds

Makeup Artist

Chuck Hayward

Stunts

Rusty Richards

Stunts

Chuck Roberson

Stunts

Autry Ward

Stunts

Dean Smith

Stunts

Ken Terrell

Stunts

Carl Brandon

Sound Editor

Rick Arnold

Stunts

Everett Creach

Stunts

Donna Hall

Stunt Double

Harvey Parry

Stunts

Jack Williams

Stunts

Kendrick Kinney

Sound Editor

Sol Gorss

Stunts

Harold E. Wellman

Second Unit Director of Photography

Jay Sebring

Hair Designer

Van Allen James

Sound Editor

May Boss

Stunts

Cliff Lyons

Stunts

Danny Sands

Stunts

Eddie Juaregui

Stunts

Troy Melton

Stunts

Dick Shane

Stunts

Bob Terhune

Stunts

Jerry Vance

Stunts

Frank Wesselhoff

Painter

Fred Graham

Stunts

Richard Talmadge

Second Unit Director

Al Carmichael

Stunts

Loren Janes

Stunt Double

Jack N. Young

Stunts

Pete G. Papanickolas

Grip

Ethmer Roten

Musician

Alfred Newman

Conductor

Uan Rasey

Musician

Sally Stevens

Vocals

Robert Emmett Dolan

Conductor

Robert Fuca

Set Costumer

Joan Joseff

Other

Louise Di Tullio

Musician

Robert Armbruster

Conductor

Ken Darby

Vocals

Leo Shuken

Orchestrator

Vince De Rosa

Musician

Tommy Morgan

Musician

Paul Salamunovich

Vocals

Michael Preece

Script Supervisor

Owen Marsh

Camera Technician

Carl Fortina

Musician

Dave Guard

Vocals

Jack Hayes

Orchestrator

Mike Henry

Negative Cutter

Robert Bain

Musician

Abe Steinberg

Production Executive

James R. Webb

Writer

Franklin Milton

Recording Supervision

Ken Darby

Lyricist

William Ferrari

Art Direction

Charles K. Hagedon

Color Assistant

George Marshall Jr.

Assistant Director

Thomas Conroy

Production Supervisor

Robert Emmett Dolan

Music Coordinator

Addison Hehr

Art Direction

Jack Mills

Set Decoration

Robert Saunders

Assistant Director

Sammy Cahn

Lyricist

Johnny Mercer

Lyricist

Robert R. Hoag

Visual Effects

Don Greenwood Jr.

Set Decoration

Henry Grace

Set Decoration

A. Arnold Gillespie

Visual Effects

William McGarry

Assistant Director

William Shanks

Assistant Director

George W. Davis

Art Direction

Wingate Smith

Assistant Director