How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won (1962)

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  • Genre: Western
  • Release Date: 1962-11-02
  • User Rating: 7/10 from 426 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 44min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Directors: John Ford, Henry Hathaway, George Marshall.
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Summary

The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family.

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  • Debbie Reynolds

    as Lilith Prescott

  • George Peppard

    as Zeb Rawlings

  • Carroll Baker

    as Eve Prescott Rawlings

  • James Stewart

    as Linus Rawlings

  • Gregory Peck

    as Cleve Van Valen

  • Karl Malden

    as Zebulon Prescott

  • Robert Preston

    as Roger Morgan

  • Henry Fonda

    as Jethro Stuart

  • Richard Widmark

    as Mike King

  • Carolyn Jones

    as Julie Rawlings

  • Agnes Moorehead

    as Rebecca Prescott

  • Lee J. Cobb

    as Marshal Lou Ramsey

  • Thelma Ritter

    as Agatha Clegg

  • John Wayne

    as Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman

  • Harry Morgan

    as Gen. Ulysses S. Grant

  • Eli Wallach

    as Charlie Gant

  • Walter Brennan

    as Col. Jeb Hawkins

  • Brigid Bazlen

    as Dora Hawkins

  • David Brian

    as Lilith's Attorney

  • Andy Devine

    as Cpl. Peterson

  • Raymond Massey

    as Abraham Lincoln

  • Mickey Shaughnessy

    as Deputy Stover

  • Russ Tamblyn

    as Confederate Deserter

  • Spencer Tracy

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Harry Dean Stanton

    as Gant Henchman (uncredited)

  • Lee Van Cleef

    as River Pirate (uncredited)

  • Rodolfo Acosta

    as Gant Gang Member (uncredited)

  • Clinton Sundberg

    as Hylan Seabury (uncredited)

  • Willis Bouchey

    as Civil War Surgeon (uncredited)

  • Claude Johnson

    as Jeremiah Rawlings (uncredited)

  • Kim Charney

    as Sam Prescott (uncredited)

  • Bryan Russell

    as Zeke Prescott (uncredited)

  • Stanley Livingston

    as Prescott Rawlings (uncredited)

  • Jay C. Flippen

    as Huggins (uncredited)

  • Tudor Owen

    as Parson Alec Harvey (uncredited)

  • Karl Swenson

    as Train Conductor (uncredited)

  • James Griffith

    as Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)

  • Jack Pennick

    as Cpl. Murphy

  • Jim Michael

    as Barfly (uncredited)

  • Chuck Roberson

    as Officer (uncredited)

  • Claude Akins

    as Man (uncredited)

  • Mark Allen

    as Colin Harvey (uncredited)

  • Don Anderson

    as Auction Guest (uncredited)

  • Beulah Archuletta

    as Arapaho Woman (uncredited)

  • Robert Banas

    as Dance Hall Dancer (uncredited)

  • Willie Bloom

    as Barfly (uncredited)

  • Bill Borzage

    as Barfly (uncredited)

  • John Breen

    as Waiter (uncredited)

  • Charlie Briggs

    as Flying Arrow Barker (uncredited)

  • Buddy Bryan

    as Music Hall Dancer / Wagon Train Traveler (uncredited)

  • Paul Bryar

    as Auctioneer's Assistant (uncredited)

  • Walter Burke

    as Wagon Poker Player (uncredited)

  • Polly Burson

    as Stock Player (uncredited)

  • Ken Curtis

    as Cpl. Ben (uncredited)

  • John Damler

    as Lawyer (uncredited)

  • Christopher Dark

    as Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)

  • Kem Dibbs

    as Blacksmith (uncredited)

  • Forrest Draper

    as Bit Role (uncredited)

  • Craig Duncan

    as James Marshall (uncredited)

  • Ben Black Elk Sr.

    as Arapaho Chief (uncredited)

  • Raoul Freeman

    as Auction Guest (uncredited)

  • Sol Gorss

    as River Pirate (uncredited)

  • Tom Greenway

    as Bit Role (uncredited)

  • Barry Harvey

    as Angus Harvey (uncredited)

  • William Henry

    as Staff Officer (uncredited)

  • Jerry Holmes

    as Railroad Clerk (uncredited)

  • Roy Jenson

    as Henchman (uncredited)

  • Walter Kightly

    as Cavalryman (uncredited)

  • Jack Lambert

    as Gant Henchman (uncredited)

  • John Larch

    as Grimes (uncredited)

  • Robert P. Lieb

    as Bartender (uncredited)

  • Herbert Maneval

    as Schoolboy (uncredited)

  • J. Edward McKinley

    as Auctioneer (uncredited)

  • Gary Menteer

    as Music Hall Dancer / Wagon Train Traveler (uncredited)

  • Harold Miller

    as Auction Guest (uncredited)

  • Harry Monty

    as River Pirate (uncredited)

  • Bob Morgan

    as Member of Train Robbery Gang (uncredited)

  • Boyd 'Red' Morgan

    as River Pirate (uncredited)

  • Forbes Murray

    as Auction Guest (uncredited)

  • Robert Nash

    as Lawyer (uncredited)

  • Cliff Osmond

    as Bartender (uncredited)

  • Harvey Parry

    as Henchman (uncredited)

  • Gil Perkins

    as Henchman (uncredited)

  • Red Perkins

    as Union Soldier (uncredited)

  • Murray Pollack

    as Auction Guest (uncredited)

  • Paul Power

    as Auction Guest (uncredited)

  • Frank Radcliffe

    as Music Hall Dancer / Wagon Train Traveler (uncredited)

  • Buddy Red Bow

    as Arapaho Man (uncredited)

  • Walter Reed

    as River Pirate (uncredited)

  • Victor Romito

    as Henchman (uncredited)

  • Jamie Ross

    as Bruce Harvey (uncredited)

  • Gene Roth

    as Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)

  • Bing Russell

    as Man (uncredited)

  • Danny Sands

    as Trapeze Man (uncredited)

  • Joe Sawyer

    as Riverboat Officer (uncredited)

  • Jeffrey Sayre

    as Auction Guest (uncredited)

  • Phil Schumacher

    as Bartender (uncredited)

  • June Smaney

    as Saloon Girl (uncredited)

  • Kelly Smith

    as Little Girl (uncredited)

  • Dub Taylor

    as Man (uncredited)

  • Ken Terrell

    as River Pirate (uncredited)

  • Jack Tornek

    as Barfly (uncredited)

  • William Wellman Jr.

    as Officer #2 (uncredited)

  • Harry Wilson

    as Cattleman at Barricade (uncredited)

  • Carleton Young

    as Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)
Directing John Ford Director
Directing Henry Hathaway Director
Directing George Marshall Director
Production Bernard Smith Producer
Sound Alfred Newman Original Music Composer
Camera William H. Daniels Director of Photography
Camera Milton Krasner Director of Photography
Camera Charles Lang Director of Photography
Camera Joseph LaShelle Director of Photography
Editing Harold F. Kress Editor
Costume & Make-Up Walter Plunkett Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Sydney Guilaroff Hairstylist
Crew Hal Needham Stunts
Crew Ronnie Rondell Jr. Stunts
Directing Richard Thorpe Special Guest Director
Writing John Gay Writer
Costume & Make-Up Ron Talsky Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up John Truwe Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up William Tuttle Makeup Designer
Costume & Make-Up Lynn F. Reynolds Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Jay Sebring Hair Designer
Production Abe Steinberg Production Supervisor
Directing Hank Moonjean Assistant Director
Directing Richard Talmadge Second Unit Director
Art Matty Azzarone Leadman
Art Frank Wesselhoff Painter
Art Tyrus Wong Art Department Assistant
Sound Carl Brandon Sound Editor
Sound Harold Humbrock Sound Editor
Sound Van Allen James Sound Editor
Sound Kendrick Kinney Sound Editor
Sound John Lipow Sound Editor
Sound John Logan Supervising Sound Editor
Sound Milo B. Lory Sound Editor
Crew Bob Overbeck Special Effects Technician
Crew Charles Schulthies Special Effects Technician
Crew Lester Swartz Special Effects
Crew Rick Arnold Stunts
Crew May Boss Stunts
Crew Polly Burson Stunts
Crew Al Carmichael Stunts
Crew Frank Cordell Stunts
Crew Everett Creach Stunts
Crew John Epper Stunts
Crew Richard Farnsworth Stunts
Crew Sol Gorss Stunts
Crew Fred Graham Stunts
Crew Donna Hall Stunts
Crew Donna Hall Stunt Double
Crew Chuck Hayward Stunts
Crew Charles Horvath Stunts
Crew Loren Janes Stunt Double
Crew Loren Janes Stunts
Crew Roy Jenson Stunts
Crew Leroy Johnson Stunts
Crew Eddie Juaregui Stunts
Crew Cliff Lyons Stunts
Crew Ted Mapes Stunts
Crew Troy Melton Stunts
Crew Louise Montana Stunts
Crew Bob Morgan Stunts
Crew Boyd 'Red' Morgan Stunts
Crew Harvey Parry Stunts
Crew Gil Perkins Stunts
Crew Carl Pitti Stunts
Crew Rusty Richards Stunts
Crew Chuck Roberson Stunt Double
Crew Chuck Roberson Stunts
Crew Danny Sands Stunts
Crew Dick Shane Stunts
Crew Dean Smith Stunts
Crew Richard Talmadge Stunt Coordinator
Crew Bob Terhune Stunts
Crew Ken Terrell Stunts
Crew Jerry Vance Stunts
Crew Autry Ward Stunts
Crew Troy Ward Stunts
Crew Jack Williams Stunts
Crew Jack N. Young Stunts
Crew Joe Yrigoyen Stunts
Camera Harold E. Wellman Second Unit Director of Photography
Camera Bill Johnson Camera Operator
Camera James V. King Camera Operator
Camera Owen Marsh Camera Technician
Camera Pete G. Papanickolas Grip
Costume & Make-Up Robert Fuca Set Costumer
Costume & Make-Up Joan Joseff Other
Editing Charles K. Hagedon Editorial Consultant
Editing Mike Henry Negative Cutter
Sound Dave Guard Vocals
Sound Robert Armbruster Conductor
Sound Robert Bain Musician
Sound Ken Darby Vocals
Sound Vince De Rosa Musician
Sound Robert Emmett Dolan Conductor
Sound Carl Fortina Musician
Sound Jack Hayes Orchestrator
Sound Tommy Morgan Musician
Sound Alfred Newman Conductor
Sound Uan Rasey Musician
Sound Ethmer Roten Musician
Sound Paul Salamunovich Vocals
Sound Leo Shuken Orchestrator
Sound Sally Stevens Vocals
Sound Louise Di Tullio Musician
Directing Michael Preece Script Supervisor
Production Abe Steinberg Production Executive
Writing Ken Darby Lyricist
Writing Sammy Cahn Lyricist
Writing Johnny Mercer Lyricist
Art George W. Davis Art Direction
Art William Ferrari Art Direction
Art Addison Hehr Art Direction
Art Henry Grace Set Decoration
Art Don Greenwood Jr. Set Decoration
Art Jack Mills Set Decoration
Editing Charles K. Hagedon Color Assistant
Directing George Marshall Jr. Assistant Director
Directing William McGarry Assistant Director
Directing Robert Saunders Assistant Director
Directing William Shanks Assistant Director
Directing Wingate Smith Assistant Director
Production Thomas Conroy Production Supervisor
Visual Effects A. Arnold Gillespie Visual Effects
Visual Effects Robert R. Hoag Visual Effects
Sound Robert Emmett Dolan Music Coordinator
Sound Franklin Milton Recording Supervision
Writing James R. Webb Writer

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