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The Big Trail

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The Big Trail
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NR,1hr 50min
Genres:
Western,Drama
Released:
January 1, 1930
Director:
Raoul Walsh
Distributor:
20th Century Fox
Starring:
John Wayne, Marguerite Churchill, El Brendel  ...more
Synopsis: The first "epic" western of the talkie era, The Big Trail is motivated by a hero's search for the murderer of his father. Twenty-three-year-old John Wayne, hitherto limited to bit parts, was thrust into the difficult leading role, a young mountaineer put in charge of a huge California-bound wagon train. Over the next several months, Wayne and his fellow pioneers face every imaginable hazard and disaster, from blistering desert heat to blinding snowstorms, negotiating steep cliffs, treacherous rivers, ... Full Synopsis
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Bob Mastrangelo, AMG Review
The first major sound Western, The Big Trail is also one of the greatest of the early talkies. Filmed in an experimental 70 mm wide-screen format labeled Fox Grandeur and showcasing a raw young talent named John Wayne, it possesses a dramatic sweep and swagger that Hollywood would not capture again for some 20 years. From its opening scenes, it is a revelation, and its use of wide screen is not just ... Full Review
Featured Cast
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John Wayne
Breck Coleman
Marguerite Churchill
Ruth Cameron
El Brendel
Gussie
Tully Marshall
Zeke
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