How the West Was Won

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164 mins
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.

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

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)

John Ford

Director

Milton Krasner

Director of Photography

Charles Lang

Director of Photography

William H. Daniels

Director of Photography

Joseph LaShelle

Director of Photography

Alfred Newman

Original Music Composer

Sydney Guilaroff

Hairstylist

Walter Plunkett

Costume Design

Richard Thorpe

Special Guest Director

Abe Steinberg

Production Supervisor

Carl Brandon

Sound Editor

John Logan

Supervising Sound Editor

Lester Swartz

Special Effects

Lynn F. Reynolds

Makeup Artist

Jay Sebring

Hair Designer

Bob Overbeck

Special Effects Technician

Kendrick Kinney

Sound Editor

Tyrus Wong

Art Department Assistant

Ron Talsky

Costume Design

Hank Moonjean

Assistant Director

Loren Janes

Stunt Double

Ted Mapes

Stunts

John Lipow

Sound Editor

William Tuttle

Makeup Designer

Van Allen James

Sound Editor

John Gay

Writer

Milo B. Lory

Sound Editor

Charles Schulthies

Special Effects Technician

Richard Talmadge

Second Unit Director

John Truwe

Makeup Artist

Harold Humbrock

Sound Editor

Richard Talmadge

Stunt Coordinator

Troy Ward

Stunts

James V. King

Camera Operator

Mike Henry

Negative Cutter

Ethmer Roten

Musician

Michael Preece

Script Supervisor

Abe Steinberg

Production Executive

Carl Fortina

Musician

Harold E. Wellman

Second Unit Director of Photography

Ken Darby

Vocals

Donna Hall

Stunt Double

Bill Johnson

Camera Operator

Alfred Newman

Conductor

May Boss

Stunts

Leo Shuken

Orchestrator

Chuck Roberson

Stunt Double

Robert Fuca

Set Costumer

Sol Gorss

Stunts

Tommy Morgan

Musician

Charles K. Hagedon

Editorial Consultant

Owen Marsh

Camera Technician

Robert Bain

Musician

Jack Hayes

Orchestrator

Uan Rasey

Musician

Addison Hehr

Art Direction

Jack Mills

Set Decoration

Thomas Conroy

Production Supervisor

Robert Emmett Dolan

Music Coordinator

Ken Darby

Lyricist

Don Greenwood Jr.

Set Decoration

William McGarry

Assistant Director

A. Arnold Gillespie

Visual Effects

Franklin Milton

Recording Supervision

George Marshall Jr.

Assistant Director

William Ferrari

Art Direction

Wingate Smith

Assistant Director

Robert Saunders

Assistant Director

Sammy Cahn

Lyricist

George W. Davis

Art Direction

Robert R. Hoag

Visual Effects

Henry Grace

Set Decoration

Charles K. Hagedon

Color Assistant

William Shanks

Assistant Director

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