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Brigham Young
The Great American Motion Picture !
Genres
HistoryRomanceWestern
Overview
Based on the story of the famous Mormon leader, it follows Brigham Young and his challenge to transport his people across the Rocky mountains to settle in Salt Lake City. The plot focuses on two fictitious characters, Jonathan Kent and Zina Webb and the hardships they have to face along the way.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
114 min
Release Date
1940-09-27
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
15
Vote Average
4.4
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Tyrone Power
Jonathan Kent
Linda Darnell
Zina Webb - The Outsider
Dean Jagger
Brigham Young
Brian Donlevy
Angus Duncan
Jane Darwell
Eliza Kent
John Carradine
Porter Rockwell
Mary Astor
Mary Ann Young
Vincent Price
Joseph Smith
Jean Rogers
Clara Young
Ann E. Todd
Mary Kent
Willard Robertson
Heber Kimball
Moroni Olsen
Doc Richards
Marc Lawrence
Prosecutor
Stanley Andrews
Hyrum Smith
Frank M. Thomas
Hubert Crum
Fuzzy Knight
Pete
Dickie Jones
Henry Kent
Selmer Jackson
Caleb Kent
Frederick Burton
Mr. Webb
Arthur Aylesworth
Jim Bridger
Chief John Big Tree
Big Elk
Davison Clark
Johnson
Claire Du Brey
Emma Smith
Tully Marshall
Judge
Dick Rich
1st Mob Leader
Edwin Maxwell
2nd Mob Leader
Ralph Dunn
Jury Foreman
Edmund MacDonald
Elder
George Melford
John Taylor
Russell Simpson
U.S. Army Major
Paul E. Burns
Man with California Gold News
Cliff Clark
Dissenter
Edmund Elton
Undetermined Role
Jody Gilbert
Stout Woman Who Can't Swim
William Haade
Skeptic
Herbert Heywood
Jokester at Chronicle Notice
Cammilla Johnson
Little Girl
Cullen Johnson
Boy in Covered Wagon
Payne B. Johnson
Boy in Covered Wagon
David Kirkland
Elder
Bob Kortman
Agitator
Paul Kruger
Raider
Ann Kunde
Mormon
Frank LaRue
Sheriff
Charles Frederick Lindsley
Trailer Narrator (voice)
Tom London
Raider
Murdock MacQuarrie
Undetermined Role
Louis Mason
Man Laughing at Joke
Charles Middleton
Mob Member
Frank Mills
Man in Newspaper Office / Agitator
Philip Morris
Mob Member
Imboden Parrish
Minor Role
Ruth Robinson
Discouraged Mormon
John Roy
Minor Role
Frank Shannon
Second Man with California Gold News
Lee Shumway
Mob Member
Harry Tyler
Undetermined Role
Eddy Waller
an with California Gold News
Cecil Weston
Minor Role
Blackie Whiteford
Court Spectator
Hank Worden
Mormon Cheering Porter
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