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