United States / Sep 27, 1940 / NR
The Great American Motion Picture !
1h 54min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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 |
Genres
HistoryRomanceWestern
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Brigham Young |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date | 27 settembre 1940 |
| Production | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Writer | Louis Bromfield, Lamar Trotti |
| Editing | Robert Bischoff |
| Cinematography | Arthur C. Miller |
| Assistant directors | Henry Hathaway |
| Camera operators | Arthur C. Miller |
| Additional photography | Arthur C. Miller |
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| Production design | William S. Darling, Thomas Little, Maurice Ransford |
| Art direction | William S. Darling, Maurice Ransford, Thomas Little |
| Set decoration | Thomas Little, William S. Darling, Maurice Ransford |
| Music | Alfred Newman, David Buttolph, Cyril J. Mockridge, Robert Russell Bennett |
| Sound | Alfred Newman, David Buttolph, Cyril J. Mockridge, Robert Russell Bennett |
| Costume design | Gwen Wakeling |
| Makeup | Gwen Wakeling |
| Hairstyling | Gwen Wakeling |
Release dates
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