Tyrone Power
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Brigham Young (also known as Brigham Young – Frontiersman) is a 1940 American biographical western film starring Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell and Dean Jagger that describes Young 's succession to the presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after founder Joseph Smith was assassinated in 1844.
Brigham Young: Directed by Henry Hathaway. With Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Dean Jagger, Brian Donlevy. In 1844, after the assassination of Mormon leader Joseph Smith by an angry mob in Illinois, the Mormons choose Brigham Young as their new leader and follow him to a new promised land in Utah.
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- Adventure, Biography, Drama
- Henry Hathaway
- 1940-09-27
Based on the story of the famous Mormon leader, it follows Brigham Young and his challenge to transport his people across the Rocky mountains to settle in Salt Lake City. The plot focuses on two fictitious characters, Jonathan Kent and Zina Webb and the hardships they have to face along the way.
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Brigham Young. After the murder of their founder, Joseph Smith (Vincent Price), members of the Mormon Church flee to the West in search of a place to practice their religion in peace. Leading...
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- Henry Hathaway
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- Tyrone Power
A feature film about Latter-day Saint characters and history: Brigham Young: Frontiersman (1940) "Brigham Young: Frontiersman" (1940)Directed by Henry Hathaway Screenplay by Louis Bromfield and Lamar Trotti Starring Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Dean Jagger, Brian Donlevy, Jane Darwell, John Carradine, Mary Astor, Vincent Price, Jean Rogers, Ann ...
Aug 14, 2020 · Brigham Young (1940) Mark Franklin August 14, 2020 1940s. The Mormons are chased out of Illinois by angry mobs. Their leader, Joseph Smith, is killed while in custody because they dared defend themselves. Brigham Young (Dean Jagger) declares himself the new leader of the church and guides his people westward.
Jul 22, 2021 · This film tells the story of the Mormon exodus to the west in the face of unremitting persecution, seen through the eyes of a participant (Tyrone Power). Dean Jagger plays a good Brigham Young, if perhaps a little less forceful than the real one, while Vincent Price is an excellent Joseph Smith.
