The Big Sky

The Big Sky

140 mins | Adventure, Romance, Western | Aug. 19, 1952

Two tough Kentucky mountaineers join a trading expedition from St. Louis up the Missouri River to trade whisky for furs with the Blackfoot Indians. They soon discover that there is much more than the elements to contend with.

The Big Sky

140 mins | Adventure, Romance, Western | Aug. 19, 1952

The Big Sky
Two tough Kentucky mountaineers join a trading expedition from St. Louis up the Missouri River to trade whisky for furs with the Blackfoot Indians. They soon discover that there is much more than the elements to contend with.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers RKO Radio Pictures, Winchester Pictures Corporation
Original title The Big Sky
Directors Howard Hawks
Writers DeVallon Scott, Ray Buffum, A.B. Guthrie Jr., Dudley Nichols

Cast

Kirk Douglas

as Jim Deakins

Dewey Martin

as Boone Caudill

Elizabeth Threatt

as Teal Eye

Arthur Hunnicutt

as Zeb Calloway

Buddy Baer

as Romaine

Steven Geray

as "Frenchy" Jourdonnais

Henri Letondal

as La Badie

Hank Worden

as Poordevil

Jim Davis

as Streak

Thol Simonson

as Boatman (uncredited)

William Self

as Boatman (uncredited)