The Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail

86 mins | Western | Aug. 31, 1959

In 1846, a reporter for the New York Herald joins a wagon train bound for the Oregon Territory. He hopes to confirm a rumor that President Polk is sending in soldiers disguised as settlers in order to strengthen American claims to the Territory.

The Oregon Trail

86 mins | Western | Aug. 31, 1959

The Oregon Trail
In 1846, a reporter for the New York Herald joins a wagon train bound for the Oregon Territory. He hopes to confirm a rumor that President Polk is sending in soldiers disguised as settlers in order to strengthen American claims to the Territory.
IMDb rating 5.2
Producers 20th Century Fox, Associated Producers (API)
Original title The Oregon Trail
Directors Gene Fowler Jr.
Writers Louis Vittes, Gene Fowler Jr.

Cast

Fred MacMurray

as Neal Harris

William Bishop

as Captain George Wayne

Gloria Talbott

as Shona Hastings

Henry Hull

as George Seton

John Carradine

as Zachariah Garrison

Elizabeth Patterson

as Maria Cooper

Nina Shipman

as Prudence Cooper

John Dierkes

as Gabe Hastings

Roxene Wells

as Flossie Shoemaker

Gene N. Fowler

as Richard Cooper

James Bell

as Jeremiah Cooper

John Slosser

as Johnny

Ralph Sanford

as John Decker

Sherry Spalding

as Lucy

Tex Terry

as Brizzard

Ollie O'Toole

as James Gordon Bennett

Arvo Ojala

as Ellis

Ed Wright

as Jesse

Addison Richards

as President James Polk