The fifty years of American westward expansion between the 1830s and 1880s are viewed through the experiences of the Prescott and Rawlings families, as they migrate by the Erie Canal, continue over the prairies from St.
Louis during the California gold rush, suffer through the Civil War, and finally help build the railroads on the plains and bring law and justice to the frontier.
Along the way they meet mountain men, journey by wagon train, deal with Native Americans, and face outlaws in the southwest.
Directed by
John Ford
Henry Hathaway
George Marshall
Cast
Spencer Tracy -
Narrator - Narration
Carroll Baker -
Eve Prescott
Lee J Cobb -
Lou Ramsey
Henry Fonda -
Jethro Stuart
Carolyn Jones -
Julie Rawlings
Karl Malden -
Zebulon Prescott
Gregory Peck -
Cleve Van Valen
George Peppard -
Zeb Rawlings
Robert Preston -
Roger Morgan
Debbie Reynolds -
Lilith Prescott
James Stewart -
Linus Rawlings
Production Co.
Cinerama Inc
Produced by
Bernard Smith
Studio
MGM/UA Entertainment Company
Writer
James R Webb
Music
Alfred Newman
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