How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

It's here! The mightiest adventure ever filmed!

1962-11-02 164 min ★ 7.0

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.

Director John Ford, Henry Hathaway, George Marshall

Trailer

Cast

Jack Tornek
Jack Tornek
Barfly (uncredited)
Eli Wallach
Eli Wallach
Charlie Gant
Gil Perkins
Gil Perkins
Henchman (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
Harry Wilson
Cattleman at Barricade (uncredited)
Spencer Tracy
Spencer Tracy
Narrator (voice)
Robert Banas
Robert Banas
Dance Hall Dancer (uncredited)
William Wellman Jr.
William Wellman Jr.
Officer #2 (uncredited)
George Peppard
George Peppard
Zeb Rawlings
Brigid Bazlen
Brigid Bazlen
Dora Hawkins
Agnes Moorehead
Agnes Moorehead
Rebecca Prescott
Kim Charney
Kim Charney
Sam Prescott (uncredited)
Sol Gorss
Sol Gorss
River Pirate (uncredited)
Andy Devine
Andy Devine
Corporal Peterson
Raymond Massey
Raymond Massey
Abraham Lincoln
Willis Bouchey
Willis Bouchey
Civil War Surgeon (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson
Chuck Roberson
Officer (uncredited)
Christopher Dark
Christopher Dark
Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)
Carroll Baker
Carroll Baker
Eve Prescott Rawlings
Walter Burke
Walter Burke
Wagon Poker Player (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Forbes Murray
Auction Guest (uncredited)
Ken Curtis
Ken Curtis
Corporal Ben (uncredited)
Ken Terrell
Ken Terrell
River Pirate (uncredited)
Carleton Young
Carleton Young
Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)
Bill Borzage
Bill Borzage
Barfly (uncredited)
Clinton Sundberg
Clinton Sundberg
Hylan Seabury (uncredited)
Jay C. Flippen
Jay C. Flippen
Huggins (uncredited)
Mark Allen
Mark Allen
Colin Harvey (uncredited)
Roy Jenson
Roy Jenson
Henchman (uncredited)
Mickey Shaughnessy
Mickey Shaughnessy
Deputy Stover
Stanley Livingston
Stanley Livingston
Prescott Rawlings (uncredited)
Charlie Briggs
Charlie Briggs
Flying Arrow Barker (uncredited)
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
River Pirate (uncredited)
Cliff Osmond
Cliff Osmond
Bartender (uncredited)
Walter Brennan
Walter Brennan
Jeb Hawkins
Lee Van Cleef
Lee Van Cleef
River Pirate
Don Anderson
Don Anderson
Auction Guest (uncredited)
Polly Burson
Polly Burson
Stock Player (uncredited)
John Damler
John Damler
Lawyer (uncredited)
Jack Lambert
Jack Lambert
Gant Henchman (uncredited)
Harry Dean Stanton
Harry Dean Stanton
Gant Henchman
Joe Sawyer
Joe Sawyer
Riverboat Officer (uncredited)
Rodolfo Acosta
Rodolfo Acosta
Gant Gang Member (uncredited)
Buddy Bryan
Buddy Bryan
Music Hall Dancer / Wagon Train Traveler (uncredited)
Bob Morgan
Bob Morgan
Member of Train Robbery Gang (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Jeffrey Sayre
Auction Guest (uncredited)
Dub Taylor
Dub Taylor
Man (uncredited)
Carolyn Jones
Carolyn Jones
Julie Rawlings
Robert Preston
Robert Preston
Roger Morgan
Claude Johnson
Claude Johnson
Jeremiah Rawlings (uncredited)
Tudor Owen
Tudor Owen
Parson Alec Harvey (uncredited)
James Griffith
James Griffith
Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)
Claude Akins
Claude Akins
Man (uncredited)
William Henry
William Henry
Staff Officer (uncredited)
Lee J. Cobb
Lee J. Cobb
Marshal Lou Ramsey
Karl Malden
Karl Malden
Zebulon Prescott
Richard Widmark
Richard Widmark
Mike King
John Larch
John Larch
Grimes (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Harold Miller
Auction Guest (uncredited)
Walter Reed
Walter Reed
River Pirate (uncredited)
Gregory Peck
Gregory Peck
Cleve Van Valen
Bryan Russell
Bryan Russell
Zeke Prescott (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
Jack Pennick
Corporal Murphy (uncredited)
Paul Bryar
Paul Bryar
Auctioneer's Assistant (uncredited)
Bing Russell
Bing Russell
Man (uncredited)
Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda
Jethro Stuart
John Wayne
John Wayne
William Sherman
Harry Morgan
Harry Morgan
Ulysses S. Grant
Russ Tamblyn
Russ Tamblyn
Confederate Deserter
Harvey Parry
Harvey Parry
Henchman (uncredited)
Gene Roth
Gene Roth
Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
Debbie Reynolds
Debbie Reynolds
Lilith Prescott
James Stewart
James Stewart
Linus Rawlings
David Brian
David Brian
Lilith's Attorney
Thelma Ritter
Thelma Ritter
Agatha Clegg
Karl Swenson
Karl Swenson
Train Conductor (uncredited)