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  • The Oregon Trail (1939)
  • Passed
    320 min | Western
The Oregon Trail (1939)
Passed
320 min | Western

Frontier scout Jeff Scott (Johnny Mack Brown) and his pal, Deadwood Hawkins (Fuzzy Knight), are hired by Washington officials to stop outlaw and Indian raids on pioneer wagon trains crossing the western plains. Strangely, only those trains...See moreFrontier scout Jeff Scott (Johnny Mack Brown) and his pal, Deadwood Hawkins (Fuzzy Knight), are hired by Washington officials to stop outlaw and Indian raids on pioneer wagon trains crossing the western plains. Strangely, only those trains bound for the rich fur-trapping regions of the Oregon territory are molested. Keeping their identity secret, Jeff and Deadwood overtake a wagon train in time to save its occupants from an Indian-attack massacre. They rescue Margaret Mason (Louise Stanley) and Johnnie Clark (Bill Cody, Jr.), a young boy whose father was killed in the attack. Jeff suspects that the wagonmaster "Bull" Bragg (Jack C. Smith) is a spy for the raiders and has Bragg thrown out of his job. Bragg, after inciting an Indian attack and starting a prairie fire, is thrown into jail. Bragg is working under the orders of Sam Morgan (James Blaine), the manager for a fur company syndicate that hopes to keep the settlers out of Oregon. After many dangers and disasters, the wagon train finally reaches Oregon. When the settlers prepare to stake out land claims, Morgan flashes a fake land grant and demands they pay him a high price for the land. Written by Les Adams See less
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Writers
George H. Plympton (original screenplay) (as George Plympton) | Basil Dickey (original screenplay) | Edmond Kelso (original screenplay) (as Edmund Kelso) | W.W. Watson (original screenplay)
Cinematographers
Jerome Ash (photography) | William A. Sickner (photography) (as William Sickner)
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Jul 4, 1939 (United States)

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58 cast members
Name Known for
Johnny Mack Brown
Jeff Scott (as John Mack Brown) Jeff Scott (as John Mack Brown)   See fewer
Louise Stanley
Margaret Mason Margaret Mason   See fewer
Fuzzy Knight
Deadwood Hawkins Deadwood Hawkins   See fewer
Bill Cody Jr.
Jimmie Clark Jimmie Clark   See fewer
Edward LeSaint
John Mason (as Ed LeSaint) John Mason (as Ed LeSaint)   See fewer
James Blaine
Sam Morgan Sam Morgan   See fewer
Charles Stevens
Henchman Breed Henchman Breed   See fewer
Jack C. Smith
Bull Bragg Bull Bragg   See fewer
Roy Barcroft
Colonel Custer Colonel Custer   See fewer
Charles Murphy
Tompkins Tompkins   See fewer
Forrest Taylor
Daggett Daggett   See fewer
Jim Toney
Idaho Ike Idaho Ike   See fewer
Hank Bell
Clear Water Barfly (uncredited) Clear Water Barfly (uncredited)   See fewer
John Bose
Wagon Train Member (uncredited) Wagon Train Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Botiller
Yellow Snake (uncredited) Yellow Snake (uncredited)   See fewer
Ed Brady
Settler (uncredited) Settler (uncredited)   See fewer
Horace B. Carpenter
Wagon Train Member (uncredited) Wagon Train Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Lane Chandler
Corporal (uncredited) Corporal (uncredited)   See fewer
Iron Eyes Cody
Crow Foot (uncredited) Crow Foot (uncredited)   See fewer
Gomer Cool
Wagon Train Musician (uncredited) Wagon Train Musician (uncredited)   See fewer
Jim Corey
Wagon Train Member (uncredited) Wagon Train Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert 'Captain Bob' Crawford
Wagon Train Musician (uncredited) Wagon Train Musician (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward 'Tookie' Cronenbold
Wagon Train Musician (uncredited) Wagon Train Musician (uncredited)   See fewer
Adabelle Driver
Wagon Train Member (uncredited) Wagon Train Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Ellis
Blacksmith (uncredited) Blacksmith (uncredited)   See fewer
Clem Fuller
Wagon Train Member (uncredited) Wagon Train Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Helen Gibson
Wagon Train Member (uncredited) Wagon Train Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Augie Gomez
Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Karl Hackett
Clark (uncredited) Clark (uncredited)   See fewer
Chick Hannan
Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Kenneth Harlan
General Terry (uncredited) General Terry (uncredited)   See fewer
George Hazel
Squirrel Tooth (uncredited) Squirrel Tooth (uncredited)   See fewer
Bob Kortman
Bartender (uncredited) Bartender (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank LaRue
Luke Shaver (uncredited) Luke Shaver (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom London
Pete (uncredited) Pete (uncredited)   See fewer
Johnny Luther
Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Cactus Mack
Settler (uncredited) Settler (uncredited)   See fewer
Francis 'Irish' Mahaney
Wagon Train Musician (uncredited) Wagon Train Musician (uncredited)   See fewer
Chief Many Treaties
Red Fox (uncredited) Red Fox (uncredited)   See fewer
Roderic 'Dave' May
Wagon Train Musician (uncredited) Wagon Train Musician (uncredited)   See fewer
Bud McClure
Timmons (uncredited) Timmons (uncredited)   See fewer
Lafe McKee
Wagon Train Member (archive footage) (uncredited) Wagon Train Member (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Horace Murphy
Ownsman (uncredited) Ownsman (uncredited)   See fewer
George Plues
Stage Driver (uncredited) Stage Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Warner Richmond
General Sherman (uncredited) General Sherman (uncredited)   See fewer
Matty Roubert
Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Rush
Marshal (uncredited) Marshal (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Smith
Settler (uncredited) Settler (uncredited)   See fewer
George Sowards
Wagon Train Member (uncredited) Wagon Train Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Steele
Deputy (uncredited) Deputy (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Tenbrook
Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Chief Thunderbird
Spotted Elk (uncredited) Spotted Elk (uncredited)   See fewer
Blackjack Ward
Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
William Wilkerson
Indian (uncredited) Indian (uncredited)   See fewer
Bill Wolfe
Wagon Train Member (uncredited) Wagon Train Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Tex Young
Wagon Train Member (uncredited) Wagon Train Member (uncredited)   See fewer
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