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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 26m•NR• 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
Neal Harris
Lead
William Bishop
Captain George Wayne
Nina Shipman
Prudence Cooper
Gloria Talbott
Shona Hastings
Henry Hull
George Seton
John Carradine
Zachariah Garrison
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.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Oregon Trail is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
