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Permalink. 10/10. An Epic, Trailblazing Western. Ron Oliver 29 June 2001. A heroic young trail scout leads a large party of pioneers along THE BIG TRAIL to the West, with Indian attacks, natural disasters & romantic complications all part of the adventure.
The Big Trail. Upstart fur trapper Breck Coleman (John Wayne) agrees to lead and protect a group of pioneers trying to make their way on the treacherous Oregon Trail. Amid a harrowing series of ...
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- John Wayne, Marguerite Churchill, El Brendel
- Raoul Walsh
- Western
The Big Trail. The Big Trail is a 1930 American epic pre-Code Western early widescreen film shot on location across the American West starring 23-year-old John Wayne in his first leading role and directed by Raoul Walsh. It is the final completed film to feature Tyrone Power Sr. before his death in 1931, as well as his only sound role.
Dec 21, 2005 · Indeed, The Big Trail was one of the two major pictures produced in 70mm–King Vidor’s epic Western, “Billy the Kid” at MGM was the other–but after several showcase runs, it was distributed in the standard 35mm gauge. Wayne managed to score top billing, though he was still an inexperienced actor.
Apr 8, 2019 · The Big Trail (1930) Director: Raoul Walsh. An early prelude to the forthcoming explosion of the Western genre, starring a young and unknown John Wayne in his first big role (age 23), The Big Trail is a beautiful film about the Oregon Trail pioneers. Unfortunately the film was a box-office failure, but it is nevertheless a magnificent film.
Sep 10, 2012 · Originally made simultaneously in normal 35mm and a short-lived 70mm process called 'Grandeur', it has recently been restored to its spectacular wide-screen glory. The saga of a wagon trail, the ...
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The Big Trail: Directed by Raoul Walsh, Louis R. Loeffler. With John Wayne, Marguerite Churchill, El Brendel, Tully Marshall. Breck Coleman leads hundreds of settlers in covered wagons from the Mississippi River to their destiny out West.
