How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

164 mins | Western | Nov. 2, 1962

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.

How the West Was Won

164 mins | Western | Nov. 2, 1962

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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Cinerama Productions Corp.
Original title How the West Was Won
Directors William Shanks, Robert Saunders, Wingate Smith, George Marshall Jr., William McGarry, Michael Preece, Richard Talmadge, Hank Moonjean, Richard Thorpe, Henry Hathaway, George Marshall, John Ford
Writers Johnny Mercer, James R. Webb, Sammy Cahn, Ken Darby, John Gay

Cast

Carroll Baker

as Eve Prescott Rawlings

Lee J. Cobb

as Marshal Lou Ramsey

Henry Fonda

as Jethro Stuart

Carolyn Jones

as Julie Rawlings

Karl Malden

as Zebulon Prescott

Gregory Peck

as Cleve Van Valen

George Peppard

as Zeb Rawlings

Robert Preston

as Roger Morgan

Debbie Reynolds

as Lilith Prescott

James Stewart

as Linus Rawlings

Eli Wallach

as Charlie Gant

John Wayne

as William Sherman

Richard Widmark

as Mike King

Spencer Tracy

as Narrator (voice)

Brigid Bazlen

as Dora Hawkins

Walter Brennan

as Jeb Hawkins

David Brian

as Lilith's Attorney

Andy Devine

as Corporal Peterson

Raymond Massey

as Abraham Lincoln

Agnes Moorehead

as Rebecca Prescott

Harry Morgan

as Ulysses S. Grant

Thelma Ritter

as Agatha Clegg

Mickey Shaughnessy

as Deputy Stover

Russ Tamblyn

as Confederate Deserter

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 Corporal Murphy (uncredited)

Jim Michael

as Barfly (uncredited)

Chuck Roberson

as Officer (uncredited)

Claude Akins

as Man (uncredited)

Mark Allen

as Colin Harvey (uncredited)

Don Anderson

as Auction Guest (uncredited)

Beulah Archuletta

as Arapaho Woman (uncredited)

Robert Banas

as Dance Hall Dancer (uncredited)

Willie Bloom

as Barfly (uncredited)

Bill Borzage

as Barfly (uncredited)

John Breen

as Waiter (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 Corporal Ben (uncredited)

John Damler

as Lawyer (uncredited)

Christopher Dark

as Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)

Kem Dibbs

as Blacksmith (uncredited)

Forrest Draper

as (uncredited)

Craig Duncan

as James Marshall (uncredited)

Ben Black Elk Sr.

as Arapaho Chief (uncredited)

Raoul Freeman

as Auction Guest (uncredited)

Sol Gorss

as River Pirate (uncredited)

Tom Greenway

as (uncredited)

Barry Harvey

as Angus Harvey (uncredited)

William Henry

as Staff Officer (uncredited)

Jerry Holmes

as Railroad Clerk (uncredited)

Roy Jenson

as Henchman (uncredited)

Walter Kightly

as Cavalryman (uncredited)

Jack Lambert

as Gant Henchman (uncredited)

John Larch

as Grimes (uncredited)

Robert P. Lieb

as Bartender (uncredited)

Herbert Maneval

as Schoolboy (uncredited)

J. Edward McKinley

as Auctioneer (uncredited)

Gary Menteer

as Music Hall Dancer / Wagon Train Traveler (uncredited)

Harold Miller

as Auction Guest (uncredited)

Harry Monty

as River Pirate (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)

Gil Perkins

as Henchman (uncredited)

Red Perkins

as Union Soldier (uncredited)

Murray Pollack

as Auction Guest (uncredited)

Paul Power

as Auction Guest (uncredited)

Frank Radcliffe

as Music Hall Dancer / Wagon Train Traveler (uncredited)

Buddy Red Bow

as Arapaho Man (uncredited)

Walter Reed

as River Pirate (uncredited)

Victor Romito

as Henchman (uncredited)

Jamie Ross

as Bruce Harvey (uncredited)

Gene Roth

as Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)

Bing Russell

as Man (uncredited)

Danny Sands

as Trapeze Man (uncredited)

Joe Sawyer

as Riverboat Officer (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

as Auction Guest (uncredited)

Phil Schumacher

as Bartender (uncredited)

June Smaney

as Saloon Girl (uncredited)

Kelly Smith

as Little Girl (uncredited)

Dub Taylor

as Man (uncredited)

Ken Terrell

as River Pirate (uncredited)

Jack Tornek

as Barfly (uncredited)

William Wellman Jr.

as Officer #2 (uncredited)

Harry Wilson

as Cattleman at Barricade (uncredited)

Carleton Young

as Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)