How the West Was Won

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.

Genre : Western

Runtime : 164 mins

Release Date : 1962-11-02

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Bound for the promised land, indeed. One of the last great epic movies to come out of MGM that was a roaring success, How the West Was Won still has enough quality about it to warrant high praise. The story that drives the film on was suggested by the series of the same name that featured in "Li...

_**Unique, entertaining all-star Western epic comprised of vignettes is a mixed bag**_ Released in 1962-63 and written by James Webb, "How the West was Won" is an epic Hollywood Western covering fifty years between 1839-1889 focusing on the Prescott family's move West and narrated by Spencer Tra...

It's almost impossible to imagine how anyone could have amassed such a complete complement of Hollywood A-listers (both in front of, and behind, the camera) to make this epic tale of the pioneering American spirit in the 19th century. From the opening bars of Alfred Newman's score, you can rest ass...

Cast

Debbie Reynolds

(Lilith Prescott)

George Peppard

(Zeb Rawlings)

Carroll Baker

(Eve Prescott Rawlings)

James Stewart

(Linus Rawlings)

Gregory Peck

(Cleve Van Valen)

Karl Malden

(Zebulon Prescott)

Robert Preston

(Roger Morgan)

Henry Fonda

(Jethro Stuart)

Richard Widmark

(Mike King)

Carolyn Jones

(Julie Rawlings)

Agnes Moorehead

(Rebecca Prescott)

Lee J. Cobb

(Marshal Lou Ramsey)

Thelma Ritter

(Agatha Clegg)

John Wayne

(Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman)

Harry Morgan

(Gen. Ulysses S. Grant)

Eli Wallach

(Charlie Gant)

Walter Brennan

(Col. Jeb Hawkins)

Brigid Bazlen

(Dora Hawkins)

David Brian

(Lilith's Attorney)

Andy Devine

(Cpl. Peterson)

Raymond Massey

(Abraham Lincoln)

Mickey Shaughnessy

(Deputy Stover)

Russ Tamblyn

(Confederate Deserter)

Spencer Tracy

(Narrator (voice))

Harry Dean Stanton

(Gant Henchman (uncredited))

Lee Van Cleef

(River Pirate (uncredited))

Rodolfo Acosta

(Gant Gang Member (uncredited))

Clinton Sundberg

(Hylan Seabury (uncredited))

Willis Bouchey

(Civil War Surgeon (uncredited))

Claude Johnson

(Jeremiah Rawlings (uncredited))

Kim Charney

(Sam Prescott (uncredited))

Bryan Russell

(Zeke Prescott (uncredited))

Stanley Livingston

(Prescott Rawlings (uncredited))

Jay C. Flippen

(Huggins (uncredited))

Tudor Owen

(Parson Alec Harvey (uncredited))

Karl Swenson

(Train Conductor (uncredited))

James Griffith

(Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited))

Jack Pennick

(Cpl. Murphy)

Jim Michael

(Barfly (uncredited))

Chuck Roberson

(Officer (uncredited))

Claude Akins

(Man (uncredited))

Mark Allen

(Colin Harvey (uncredited))

Don Anderson

(Auction Guest (uncredited))

Beulah Archuletta

(Arapaho Woman (uncredited))

Robert Banas

(Dance Hall Dancer (uncredited))

Willie Bloom

(Barfly (uncredited))

Bill Borzage

(Barfly (uncredited))

John Breen

(Waiter (uncredited))

Charlie Briggs

(Flying Arrow Barker (uncredited))

Buddy Bryan

(Music Hall Dancer / Wagon Train Traveler (uncredited))

Paul Bryar

(Auctioneer's Assistant (uncredited))

Walter Burke

(Wagon Poker Player (uncredited))

Polly Burson

(Stock Player (uncredited))

Ken Curtis

(Cpl. Ben (uncredited))

John Damler

(Lawyer (uncredited))

Christopher Dark

(Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited))

Kem Dibbs

(Blacksmith (uncredited))

Forrest Draper

(Bit Role (uncredited))

Craig Duncan

(James Marshall (uncredited))

Ben Black Elk Sr.

(Arapaho Chief (uncredited))

Raoul Freeman

(Auction Guest (uncredited))

Sol Gorss

(River Pirate (uncredited))

Tom Greenway

(Bit Role (uncredited))

Barry Harvey

(Angus Harvey (uncredited))

William Henry

(Staff Officer (uncredited))

Jerry Holmes

(Railroad Clerk (uncredited))

Roy Jenson

(Henchman (uncredited))

Walter Kightly

(Cavalryman (uncredited))

Jack Lambert

(Gant Henchman (uncredited))

John Larch

(Grimes (uncredited))

Robert P. Lieb

(Bartender (uncredited))

Herbert Maneval

(Schoolboy (uncredited))

J. Edward McKinley

(Auctioneer (uncredited))

Gary Menteer

(Music Hall Dancer / Wagon Train Traveler (uncredited))

Harold Miller

(Auction Guest (uncredited))

Harry Monty

(River Pirate (uncredited))

Bob Morgan

(Member of Train Robbery Gang (uncredited))

Boyd 'Red' Morgan

(River Pirate (uncredited))

Forbes Murray

(Auction Guest (uncredited))

Robert Nash

(Lawyer (uncredited))

Cliff Osmond

(Bartender (uncredited))

Harvey Parry

(Henchman (uncredited))

Gil Perkins

(Henchman (uncredited))

Red Perkins

(Union Soldier (uncredited))

Murray Pollack

(Auction Guest (uncredited))

Paul Power

(Auction Guest (uncredited))

Frank Radcliffe

(Music Hall Dancer / Wagon Train Traveler (uncredited))

Buddy Red Bow

(Arapaho Man (uncredited))

Walter Reed

(River Pirate (uncredited))

Victor Romito

(Henchman (uncredited))

Jamie Ross

(Bruce Harvey (uncredited))

Gene Roth

(Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited))

Bing Russell

(Man (uncredited))

Danny Sands

(Trapeze Man (uncredited))

Joe Sawyer

(Riverboat Officer (uncredited))

Jeffrey Sayre

(Auction Guest (uncredited))

Phil Schumacher

(Bartender (uncredited))

June Smaney

(Saloon Girl (uncredited))

Kelly Smith

(Little Girl (uncredited))

Dub Taylor

(Man (uncredited))

Ken Terrell

(River Pirate (uncredited))

Jack Tornek

(Barfly (uncredited))

William Wellman Jr.

(Officer #2 (uncredited))

Harry Wilson

(Cattleman at Barricade (uncredited))

Carleton Young

(Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited))