The Oregon Trail is a 1936 American Western film directed by Scott Pembroke for Republic Pictures and starring John Wayne. It is a lost film with no known prints remaining. In 2013, film collector Kent Sperring discovered 40 photographs that were taken during the making of the film.[1] The Oregon Trail started production on November 29, 1935, and was filmed at Alabama Hills.[2][1]
| The Oregon Trail | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Scott Pembroke |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | Trem Carr |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Gus Peterson |
| Edited by | Carl Pierson |
| Music by | Harry Grey |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 59 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot edit
John Wayne plays retired army captain John Delmont, who discovers from his father's journal that he was left to die by a renegade, and vows to hunt down the killer.
Cast edit
- John Wayne as Capt John Delmont
- Ann Rutherford as Anne Ridgeley
- Joseph W. Girard as Col. Delmont
- Yakima Canutt as Tom Richards
- Frank Rice as Red
- E. H. Calvert as Jim Ridgeley
- Ben Hendricks Jr. as Maj. Harris
- Harry Harvey as Tim
- Fern Emmett as Minnie
- Jack Rutherford as Benton
- Marian Ferrell as Sis
- Roland Ray as Markey
- Gino Corrado as Forrenza
- Edward LeSaint as Gen. Ferguson
- Octavio Giraud as Don Miguel
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Searching for John Wayne in the Alabama Hills". BBC. October 10, 2013. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020.
- ^ "Republic to Start On Six Features". Times Union. December 1, 1935. p. 11. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
External links edit
- The Oregon Trail at IMDb
- The Oregon Trail at AllMovie
- The Oregon Trail at the TCM Movie Database
- The Oregon Trail at the American Film Institute Catalog
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