The Oregon Trail
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The Oregon Trail

When the cry of a frontier on the move was '54-40 or fight' !

5.7 / 10 1959 1h 26mNR English
Western

Storyline

In 1846, a reporter for the New York Herald joins a wagon train bound for the Oregon Territory. He hopes to confirm a rumor that President Polk is sending in soldiers disguised as settlers in order to strengthen American claims to the Territory.

Cast & Crew

Fred MacMurray

Fred MacMurray

Neal Harris

Lead
William Bishop

William Bishop

Captain George Wayne

Nina Shipman

Nina Shipman

Prudence Cooper

Gloria Talbott

Gloria Talbott

Shona Hastings

Henry Hull

Henry Hull

George Seton

John Carradine

John Carradine

Zachariah Garrison

John Dierkes

John Dierkes

Gabe Hastings

RW

Roxene Wells

Flossie Shoemaker

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gene Fowler Jr.'s vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Oregon Trail is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker