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
Cast
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
Chuck Roberson
as Officer (uncredited)
Claude Akins
as Man (uncredited)
Mark Allen
as Colin Harvey (uncredited)
Robert Banas
as Dance Hall Dancer (uncredited)
Bill Borzage
as Barfly (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)
William Henry
as Staff Officer (uncredited)
Roy Jenson
as Henchman (uncredited)
Jack Lambert
as Gant Henchman (uncredited)
John Larch
as Grimes (uncredited)
J. Edward McKinley
as Auctioneer (uncredited)
Harold Miller
as Auction Guest (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)
Walter Reed
as River Pirate (uncredited)
Gene Roth
as Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
Bing Russell
as Man (uncredited)
Joe Sawyer
as Riverboat Officer (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
as Auction Guest (uncredited)
Dub Taylor
as Man (uncredited)
William Wellman Jr.
as Officer #2 (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
as Cattleman at Barricade (uncredited)
Carleton Young
as Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)
Crew
John Ford
Director
Milton Krasner
Director of Photography
Charles Lang
Director of Photography
George Marshall
Director
William H. Daniels
Director of Photography
Henry Hathaway
Director
Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer
Sydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist
Walter Plunkett
Costume Design
Hal Needham
Stunts
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Stunts
Richard Thorpe
Special Guest Director
Jay Sebring
Hair Designer
Loren Janes
Stunt Double
William Tuttle
Makeup Designer
John Gay
Writer
Richard Talmadge
Second Unit Director
Polly Burson
Stunts
Richard Talmadge
Stunt Coordinator
Troy Melton
Stunts
Bob Morgan
Stunts
Michael Preece
Script Supervisor
Harvey Parry
Stunts
Frank Cordell
Stunts
Chuck Roberson
Stunts
Chuck Hayward
Stunts
Roy Jenson
Stunts
Dean Smith
Stunts
Alfred Newman
Conductor
Richard Farnsworth
Stunts
Chuck Roberson
Stunt Double
Loren Janes
Stunts
Fred Graham
Stunts
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
Stunts
Pete G. Papanickolas
Grip
Cliff Lyons
Stunts
Owen Marsh
Camera Technician
A. Arnold Gillespie
Visual Effects
Sammy Cahn
Lyricist
Johnny Mercer
Lyricist