How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won
Release: 1962-11-02
·Runtime: 164m
·★ 7.0
Western
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cinerama Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Stanley Livingston
as Prescott Rawlings (uncredited)
Jay C. Flippen
as Huggins (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
as Cattleman at Barricade (uncredited)
Henry Fonda
as Jethro Stuart
Claude Johnson
as Jeremiah Rawlings (uncredited)
Bryan Russell
as Zeke Prescott (uncredited)
Robert Banas
as Dance Hall Dancer (uncredited)
Joe Sawyer
as Riverboat Officer (uncredited)
Harry Morgan
as Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
Walter Brennan
as Col. Jeb Hawkins
Andy Devine
as Cpl. Peterson
Willis Bouchey
as Civil War Surgeon (uncredited)
Jack Lambert
as Gant Henchman (uncredited)
Walter Reed
as River Pirate (uncredited)
James Stewart
as Linus Rawlings
Gregory Peck
as Cleve Van Valen
Lee J. Cobb
as Marshal Lou Ramsey
Eli Wallach
as Charlie Gant
John Damler
as Lawyer (uncredited)
Roy Jenson
as Henchman (uncredited)
Walter Burke
as Wagon Poker Player (uncredited)
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
as River Pirate (uncredited)
Robert Nash
as Lawyer (uncredited)
Cliff Osmond
as Bartender (uncredited)
Harvey Parry
as Henchman (uncredited)
George Peppard
as Zeb Rawlings
Carroll Baker
as Eve Prescott Rawlings
Mickey Shaughnessy
as Deputy Stover
Harold Miller
as Auction Guest (uncredited)
Ken Terrell
as River Pirate (uncredited)
William Wellman Jr.
as Officer #2 (uncredited)
Spencer Tracy
as Narrator (voice)
James Griffith
as Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)
Mark Allen
as Colin Harvey (uncredited)
Christopher Dark
as Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)
John Larch
as Grimes (uncredited)
Bing Russell
as Man (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
as Auction Guest (uncredited)
Robert Preston
as Roger Morgan
Agnes Moorehead
as Rebecca Prescott
David Brian
as Lilith's Attorney
Lee Van Cleef
as River Pirate (uncredited)
Rodolfo Acosta
as Gant Gang Member (uncredited)
Bill Borzage
as Barfly (uncredited)
Charlie Briggs
as Flying Arrow Barker (uncredited)
J. Edward McKinley
as Auctioneer (uncredited)
Dub Taylor
as Man (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
as Cpl. Murphy
Buddy Bryan
as Music Hall Dancer / Wagon Train Traveler (uncredited)
Ken Curtis
as Cpl. Ben (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
as Auction Guest (uncredited)
Gene Roth
as Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
Harry Dean Stanton
as Gant Henchman (uncredited)
Paul Bryar
as Auctioneer's Assistant (uncredited)
Polly Burson
as Stock Player (uncredited)
Carolyn Jones
as Julie Rawlings
Thelma Ritter
as Agatha Clegg
John Wayne
as Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman
Kim Charney
as Sam Prescott (uncredited)
Karl Swenson
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Debbie Reynolds
as Lilith Prescott
Richard Widmark
as Mike King
Clinton Sundberg
as Hylan Seabury (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson
as Officer (uncredited)
William Henry
as Staff Officer (uncredited)
Bob Morgan
as Member of Train Robbery Gang (uncredited)
Russ Tamblyn
as Confederate Deserter
Tudor Owen
as Parson Alec Harvey (uncredited)
Claude Akins
as Man (uncredited)
Carleton Young
as Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)
Karl Malden
as Zebulon Prescott
Brigid Bazlen
as Dora Hawkins
Raymond Massey
as Abraham Lincoln
Crew
Dean Smith
Stunts
George Marshall
Director
Polly Burson
Stunts
Sammy Cahn
Lyricist
Jay Sebring
Hair Designer
Frank Cordell
Stunts
Troy Melton
Stunts
Owen Marsh
Camera Technician
Harvey Parry
Stunts
Roy Jenson
Stunts
Milton Krasner
Director of Photography
Henry Hathaway
Director
Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Cliff Lyons
Stunts
John Ford
Director
Richard Farnsworth
Stunts
A. Arnold Gillespie
Visual Effects
Loren Janes
Stunt Double, Stunts
Chuck Roberson
Stunts, Stunt Double
Hal Needham
Stunts
Richard Talmadge
Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
Johnny Mercer
Lyricist
William H. Daniels
Director of Photography
Walter Plunkett
Costume Design
Ken Terrell
Stunts
John Gay
Writer
Fred Graham
Stunts
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
Stunts
Charles Lang
Director of Photography
Sydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist
Richard Thorpe
Special Guest Director
William Tuttle
Makeup Designer
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Stunts
Michael Preece
Script Supervisor
Pete G. Papanickolas
Grip
Bob Morgan
Stunts
Chuck Hayward
Stunts