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Brigham Young
Brigham Young

Brigham Young

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

114 mins

Rating

4.4/10

Release Date

27 September 1940

Country

United States of America

Cast

Tyrone Power

Tyrone Power

Jonathan Kent

Linda Darnell

Linda Darnell

Zina Webb - The Outsider

Dean Jagger

Dean Jagger

Brigham Young

Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

Angus Duncan

Jane Darwell

Jane Darwell

Eliza Kent

John Carradine

John Carradine

Porter Rockwell

Mary Astor

Mary Astor

Mary Ann Young

Vincent Price

Vincent Price

Joseph Smith

Jean Rogers

Jean Rogers

Clara Young

Ann E. Todd

Ann E. Todd

Mary Kent

Willard Robertson

Willard Robertson

Heber Kimball

Moroni Olsen

Moroni Olsen

Doc Richards

Marc Lawrence

Marc Lawrence

Prosecutor

Stanley Andrews

Stanley Andrews

Hyrum Smith

Frank M. Thomas

Frank M. Thomas

Hubert Crum

Fuzzy Knight

Fuzzy Knight

Pete

Dickie Jones

Dickie Jones

Henry Kent

Selmer Jackson

Selmer Jackson

Caleb Kent

Frederick Burton

Frederick Burton

Mr. Webb

Arthur Aylesworth

Arthur Aylesworth

Jim Bridger

Chief John Big Tree

Chief John Big Tree

Big Elk

Davison Clark

Davison Clark

Johnson

Claire Du Brey

Claire Du Brey

Emma Smith

Tully Marshall

Tully Marshall

Judge

Dick Rich

Dick Rich

1st Mob Leader

Edwin Maxwell

Edwin Maxwell

2nd Mob Leader

Ralph Dunn

Ralph Dunn

Jury Foreman

Edmund MacDonald

Edmund MacDonald

Elder

George Melford

George Melford

John Taylor

Russell Simpson

Russell Simpson

U.S. Army Major

Paul E. Burns

Paul E. Burns

Man with California Gold News

Cliff Clark

Cliff Clark

Dissenter

Edmund Elton

Edmund Elton

Undetermined Role

Jody Gilbert

Jody Gilbert

Stout Woman Who Can't Swim

William Haade

William Haade

Skeptic

Herbert Heywood

Herbert Heywood

Jokester at Chronicle Notice

Cammilla Johnson

Cammilla Johnson

Little Girl

Cullen Johnson

Cullen Johnson

Boy in Covered Wagon

Payne B. Johnson

Payne B. Johnson

Boy in Covered Wagon

David Kirkland

David Kirkland

Elder

Bob Kortman

Bob Kortman

Agitator

Paul Kruger

Paul Kruger

Raider

Ann Kunde

Ann Kunde

Mormon

Frank LaRue

Frank LaRue

Sheriff

Charles Frederick Lindsley

Charles Frederick Lindsley

Trailer Narrator (voice)

Tom London

Tom London

Raider

Murdock MacQuarrie

Murdock MacQuarrie

Undetermined Role

Louis Mason

Louis Mason

Man Laughing at Joke

Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton

Mob Member

Frank Mills

Frank Mills

Man in Newspaper Office / Agitator

Philip Morris

Philip Morris

Mob Member

Imboden Parrish

Imboden Parrish

Minor Role

Ruth Robinson

Ruth Robinson

Discouraged Mormon

John Roy

John Roy

Minor Role

Frank Shannon

Frank Shannon

Second Man with California Gold News

Lee Shumway

Lee Shumway

Mob Member

Harry Tyler

Harry Tyler

Undetermined Role

Eddy Waller

Eddy Waller

an with California Gold News

Cecil Weston

Cecil Weston

Minor Role

Blackie Whiteford

Blackie Whiteford

Court Spectator

Hank Worden

Hank Worden

Mormon Cheering Porter

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