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Brigham Young 1940 Directed by Henry Hathaway

The Great American Motion Picture !

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres History , Romance , Western
Production Company 20th Century Fox
Release Date 27 September 1940
114 mins
Cast
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
Dickie Jones Henry Kent
Selmer Jackson Caleb Kent
Arthur Aylesworth Jim Bridger
Claire Du Brey Emma Smith
Dick Rich 1st Mob Leader
Edwin Maxwell 2nd Mob Leader
Ralph Dunn Jury Foreman
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
Herbert Heywood Jokester at Chronicle Notice
Cammilla Johnson Little Girl
Cullen Johnson Boy in Covered Wagon
Payne B. Johnson Boy in Covered Wagon
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