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The Big Trail (1930) Poster

(1930)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Raoul Walsh
Louis R. Loeffler ... (uncredited)

Writing Credits  

Hal G. Evarts ... (story)
 
Marie Boyle ... (dialogue) (uncredited)
Marie Boyle ... (screenplay) (uncredited)
Jack Peabody ... (dialogue) (uncredited)
Jack Peabody ... (screenplay) (uncredited)
Florence Postal ... (dialogue) (uncredited)
Florence Postal ... (screenplay) (uncredited)
Raoul Walsh ... (story contributor) (uncredited)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

John Wayne ... Breck Coleman
Marguerite Churchill ... Ruth Cameron
El Brendel ... Gus
Tully Marshall ... Zeke
Tyrone Power Sr. ... Red Flack (as Tyrone Power)
David Rollins ... Dave Cameron
Frederick Burton ... Pa Bascom
Ian Keith ... Bill Thorpe
Charles Stevens ... Lopez
Louise Carver ... Gus's Mother-in-Law
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Victor Adamson ... Wagon Train Man (uncredited)
Phyllis Bainbridge Phyllis Bainbridge ... Pioneer (uncredited)
Chief John Big Tree ... Indian (uncredited)
Ward Bond ... Sid Bascom (uncredited)
Nora Bush Nora Bush ... Pioneer (uncredited)
Martin Cichy ... Pioneer (uncredited)
Don Coleman ... Wrangler (uncredited)
Nancy Crowley Nancy Crowley ... Pioneer Child (uncredited)
Curley Dresden Curley Dresden ... Pioneer (uncredited)
Adabelle Driver ... Pioneer (uncredited)
Emslie Emerson Emslie Emerson ... Sairey (uncredited)
Alphonse Ethier ... Marshal (uncredited)
Theresa Garon Theresa Garon ... Pioneer (uncredited)
William Gillis William Gillis ... Pioneer (uncredited)
Dannie Mac Grant ... Pioneer Boy (uncredited)
Virginia Griffith Virginia Griffith ... Pioneer (uncredited)
Marcia Harris ... Mrs. Riggs (uncredited)
Marilyn Harris ... Pioneer Girl (uncredited)
Al Haskell ... Pioneer (uncredited)
DeWitt Jennings ... Boat Captain Hollister (uncredited)
Jack Kenny ... Pioneer (uncredited)
Bert Keys Bert Keys ... Pioneer (uncredited)
John Lawrence Kneedy John Lawrence Kneedy ... Wagon Driver (uncredited)
Anne Kunde ... Pioneer (uncredited)
Marjorie Leet Marjorie Leet ... Mildred Riggs (uncredited)
Marion Lessing ... Pioneer Girl (uncredited)
Frances Martinson Frances Martinson ... Pioneer (uncredited)
Frank McGrath ... Pioneer (uncredited)
William V. Mong ... Wellmore (uncredited)
Pete Morrison ... Wrangler (uncredited)
Beth Nagel Beth Nagel ... Pioneer (uncredited)
Dodo Newton Dodo Newton ... Abigail Vance (uncredited)
Artie Ortego ... Pioneer (uncredited)
Jack Padjan Jack Padjan ... Pioneer (uncredited)
Helen Parrish ... Honey Girl Cameron (uncredited)
Robert Parrish ... Pioneer Boy (uncredited)
Harvey Parry ... Pioneer (uncredited)
Jack Peabody Jack Peabody ... Bill Gillis (uncredited)
Russ Powell ... Windy Bill (uncredited)
Frank Rainboth Frank Rainboth ... Ohio Man (uncredited)
Apache Bill Russell Apache Bill Russell ... Indian Scout (uncredited)
Lucile Sewall Lucile Sewall ... Pioneer (uncredited)
Andy Shuford ... Ohio Man's Son (uncredited)
Tom Smith ... Pioneer (uncredited)
Jean Stoddard Jean Stoddard ... Pioneer (uncredited)
Gertrude Van Lent Gertrude Van Lent ... Sister from Missouri (uncredited)
Lucille Van Lent Lucille Van Lent ... Sister from Missouri (uncredited)
Whitehorse Whitehorse ... Indian (uncredited)
Bill Wilson Bill Wilson ... Pioneer (uncredited)

Produced by 

Winfield R. Sheehan ... producer (uncredited)

Music by 

R.H. Bassett ... (uncredited)
Peter Brunelli ... (uncredited)
Alfred Dalby ... (uncredited)
Arthur Kay ... (uncredited)
Jack Virgil ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by 

Lucien N. Andriot ... (35mm version) (as Lucien Andriot) (photographed by)
Arthur Edeson ... (70mm version) (photography)

Editing by 

Jack Dennis

Makeup Department 

Jack Dawn ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Louise Sloane ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management 

Archibald Buchanan ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Sid Bowen ... assistant director (uncredited)
Clay Crapnell ... assistant director (uncredited)
Virgil Hart ... assistant director (uncredited)
Earl Rettig ... assistant director (uncredited)
Ewing Scott ... assistant director (uncredited)
George Walsh ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Harold Miles ... settings by
Fred Sersen ... settings by
Don B. Greenwood ... property master (uncredited)
Tom Plews ... props (uncredited)
Les Shaw ... chief carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department 

William Brent ... assistant sound engineer (uncredited)
E. Corkley ... sound (uncredited)
D. Daniels ... sound (uncredited)
W.D. Flick ... sound engineer (uncredited)
W. Griffith ... sound (uncredited)
Paul Heinly ... assistant sound engineer (uncredited)
Charles Kehl ... sound (uncredited)
George Leverett ... sound recording engineer (uncredited)
V.O. McCann ... sound (uncredited)

Visual Effects by 

Fitch Fulton ... Matte painter

Stunts 

Steve Clemente ... stunts (uncredited)
Don Coleman ... stunts (uncredited)
Pete Morrison ... stunts (uncredited)
Jack Padjan ... stunt coordinator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Don Anderson ... camera operator (uncredited)
L.E. Barber ... chief electrician (uncredited)
Max Cohn ... assistant camera: Grandeur camera (uncredited)
Harry Dawe ... assistant camera: Grandeur camera (uncredited)
Curt Fetters ... camera operator: Grandeur camera (uncredited)
Sol Halperin ... camera operator: Grandeur camera (uncredited)
Lou Kunkel ... assistant camera: Grandeur camera (uncredited)
Robert Mack ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Bill McDonald ... camera operator (uncredited)
Henry Pollack ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Frank Powolny ... still photographer (uncredited)
Dave Ragin ... camera operator: Grandeur camera (uncredited)
Roger Shearman ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Harkness Smith ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Harry Smith ... assistant camera: Grandeur camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Sam Benson ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Earl Moser ... wardrobe master: men (uncredited)

Music Department 

Arthur Kay ... musical director (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

George Leverett ... engineer
Louis Witte ... engineer
Harry Brand ... publicist (uncredited)
George Busch ... business manager (uncredited)
Steve Clemente ... technical advisor: knife throwing (uncredited)
Ray Fitzgerald ... assistant chief engineer (uncredited)
Joseph Flores ... wrangler (uncredited)
Cheyenne Flynn ... wrangler (uncredited)
Lumsden Hare ... dialogue director (uncredited)
Karl Malkames ... 65mm camera negative to 35mm anamorphic fine grain preservation (uncredited)
Jack Padjan ... wrangler (uncredited)
Walter Quinlan ... chief engineer (uncredited)
Ben Wurtzel ... business manager (uncredited)
Crew verified as complete

See also

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