The Big Trail (1930)
| Release Date | 02 October 1930 |
| Budget | $2,000,000 |
| Tagline | The Most Important Picture Ever Produced |
| Genre | Adventure, Western, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Buttercup Dunes, Imperial County, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Epic Western |
| Themes | Taming the West, White People Among Indians, Out For Revenge |
| Tones | Rousing, Sweeping |
| Tags | Friendship, Indian (Native American), Love, Revenge, Romance, Scout, Survivor, Wagon Train, Wilderness |
The Big Trail (1930) is a lavish early widescreen movie shot on location across the American West starring John Wayne in his first leading role and directed by Raoul Walsh.
Cast and Crew
Cast
David Rollins
Dave 'Davey' Cameron
Frederick Burton
Pa Bascom
Charles Stevens
Lopez, Flack's henchman
Louise Carver
Gus's mother-in-law
Victor Adamson
Wagon Train Man
Nino Cochise
Indian
Don Coleman
Wrangler
Jack Curtis
Pioneer
Emslie Emerson
Sairey
Alphonse Ethier
Marshal
Dannie Mac Grant
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Marcia Harris
Mrs. Riggs
Marilyn Harris
Pioneer girl
William V. Mong
Wellmore, trading post owner
Pete Morrison
Wrangler
Dodo Newton
Abigail Vance
Jack Padjan
Pioneer
Jack Peabody
Bill Gillis
Russ Powell
Windy Bill
Frank Rainboth
Ohio Man
Apache Bill Russell
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Andy Shuford
Ohio Man's Son
Gertrude Van Lent
Sister from Missouri
Lucille Van Lent
Sister from Missouri
Director
Louis R. Loeffler
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Writer
Hal G. Evarts
Jack Peabody
uncredited, uncredited
Marie Boyle
uncredited, uncredited
Florence Postal
uncredited, uncredited
Producer
Winfield R. Sheehan
producer
Original Music
R.H. Bassett
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Peter Brunelli
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Alfred Dalby
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Jack Virgil
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Cinematographer
Lucien N. Andriot
Editor
Jack Dennis
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Set Decorator
Harold Miles
Fred Sersen
Makeup Department
Jack Dawn
makeup artist
Louise Sloane
makeup artist
Production Manager
Archibald Buchanan
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sid Bowen
assistant director
Clay Crapnell
assistant director
Virgil Hart
assistant director
Earl Rettig
assistant director
Ewing Scott
assistant director
Art Department
Don B. Greenwood
property master
Tom Plews
property master
Les Shaw
chief carpenter
Sound Department
Bill Brent
assistant sound engineer
E. Corkley
sound
D. Daniels
sound
W.D. Flick
sound engineer
W. Griffith
sound
Paul Heinly
assistant sound engineer
Charles Kehl
sound
George Leverett
sound recording engineer
V.O. McCann
sound
Stunts
Steve Clemente
stunts
Jack Padjan
stunt coordinator
Camera and Electrical Department
Don Anderson
camera operator
L.E. Barber
chief electrician
Max Cohn
assistant camera: Grandeur camera
Harry Dawe
assistant camera: Grandeur camera
Curt Fetters
camera operator: Grandeur camera
Sol Halperin
camera operator: Grandeur camera
Lou Kunkel
assistant camera: Grandeur camera
Bobby Mack
assistant camera
Karl Malkames
restoration from 65 mm camera negative
Bill McDonald
camera operator
Henry Pollack
assistant camera
Frank Powolny
still photographer
Dave Ragin
camera operator: Grandeur camera
Roger Sherman
assistant camera
Harry Smith
assistant camera: Grandeur camera
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sam Benson
wardrobe
Earl Moser
wardrobe master: men
Music Department
Arthur Kay
musical director: incidental music, composer: incidental music
Other Crew
George Leverett
engineer
Louis Witte
engineer
George Busch
business manager
Ray Fitzgerald
assistant chief engineer
Joseph Flores
wrangler
Jack Padjan
wrangler
Walter Quinlan
chief engineer
Ben Wurtzel
business manager
Production Company
Fox Film Corporation
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Distributor
Fox Film Corporation
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Comet Video
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