The read
It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.2/10
19 audience votes
Key crew
- Gene Fowler Jr.Director
- Gene Fowler Jr.Screenplay
- Louis VittesScreenplay
Cast
- Fred MacMurrayNeal Harris
- William BishopCaptain George Wayne
- Nina ShipmanPrudence Cooper
- Gloria TalbottShona Hastings
- Henry HullGeorge Seton
- John CarradineZachariah Garrison
- John DierkesGabe Hastings
- Roxene WellsFlossie Shoemaker
- Elizabeth PattersonMaria Cooper
- Gene N. FowlerRichard Cooper
- James BellJeremiah Cooper
- John SlosserJohnny
Stills
Themes
wagon train