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A Balasaur Score of 78 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%. Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 73% of the 354 1930s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
Young scout Breck Coleman leads a wagon train along the dangerous trail to Oregon as he tries to get the affection of the beautiful pioneer Ruth Cameron and plans his revenge on the harsh scoundrels who murdered a friend of his in the past.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do.
137 audience votes
Key crew
- Raoul WalshDirector
- Marie BoyleScreenplay
- Jack PeabodyScreenplay
- Florence PostalScreenplay
- R. H. BassettOriginal Music Composer
- Peter BrunelliOriginal Music Composer
- Alfred DalbyOriginal Music Composer
- Arthur KayOriginal Music Composer
- Jack VirgilOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- John WayneBreck Coleman
- Marguerite ChurchillRuth Cameron
- El BrendelGus
- Tully MarshallZeke
- Tyrone Power Sr.Red Flack
- David RollinsDave Cameron
- Frederick BurtonPa Bascom
- Ian KeithBill Thorpe
- Charles StevensLópez
- Louise CarverGus' Mother-in-law
- Victor AdamsonWagon Train Man (uncredited)
- Phyllis BainbridgePioneer (uncredited)
Stills
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Themes
mississippi riverpre-coderiver crossingwagon trainfrontier justicepioneersbuffalo herd19th centuryfar westvengeanceoregon trailwestern expansion