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How the West Was Won

The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family.

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How the West Was Won

November 2, 1962
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Cast (105)

Debbie Reynolds
Lilith Prescott
George Peppard
Zeb Rawlings
Carroll Baker
Eve Prescott Rawlings
James Stewart
Linus Rawlings
Gregory Peck
Cleve Van Valen
Karl Malden
Zebulon Prescott
Robert Preston
Roger Morgan
Henry Fonda
Jethro Stuart
Richard Widmark
Mike King
Carolyn Jones
Julie Rawlings
Agnes Moorehead
Rebecca Prescott
Lee J. Cobb
Marshal Lou Ramsey
Thelma Ritter
Agatha Clegg
John Wayne
Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman
Harry Morgan
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
Eli Wallach
Charlie Gant
Walter Brennan
Col. Jeb Hawkins
Brigid Bazlen
Dora Hawkins
David Brian
Lilith's Attorney
Andy Devine
Cpl. Peterson
Raymond Massey
Abraham Lincoln
Mickey Shaughnessy
Deputy Stover
Russ Tamblyn
Confederate Deserter
Spencer Tracy
Narrator (voice)
Harry Dean Stanton
Gant Henchman (uncredited)
Lee Van Cleef
River Pirate (uncredited)
Rodolfo Acosta
Gant Gang Member (uncredited)
Clinton Sundberg
Hylan Seabury (uncredited)
Willis Bouchey
Civil War Surgeon (uncredited)
Claude Johnson
Jeremiah Rawlings (uncredited)
Kim Charney
Sam Prescott (uncredited)
Bryan Russell
Zeke Prescott (uncredited)
Stanley Livingston
Prescott Rawlings (uncredited)
Jay C. Flippen
Huggins (uncredited)
Tudor Owen
Parson Alec Harvey (uncredited)
Karl Swenson
Train Conductor (uncredited)
James Griffith
Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
Cpl. Murphy
Jim Michael
Barfly (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson
Officer (uncredited)
Claude Akins
Man (uncredited)
Mark Allen
Colin Harvey (uncredited)
Don Anderson
Auction Guest (uncredited)
Beulah Archuletta
Arapaho Woman (uncredited)
Robert Banas
Dance Hall Dancer (uncredited)
Willie Bloom
Barfly (uncredited)
Bill Borzage
Barfly (uncredited)
John Breen
Waiter (uncredited)
Charlie Briggs
Flying Arrow Barker (uncredited)
Buddy Bryan
Music Hall Dancer / Wagon Train Traveler (uncredited)
Paul Bryar
Auctioneer's Assistant (uncredited)
Walter Burke
Wagon Poker Player (uncredited)
Polly Burson
Stock Player (uncredited)
Ken Curtis
Cpl. Ben (uncredited)
John Damler
Lawyer (uncredited)
Christopher Dark
Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)
Kem Dibbs
Blacksmith (uncredited)
Forrest Draper
Bit Role (uncredited)
Craig Duncan
James Marshall (uncredited)
Ben Black Elk Sr.
Arapaho Chief (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman
Auction Guest (uncredited)
Sol Gorss
River Pirate (uncredited)
Tom Greenway
Bit Role (uncredited)
Barry Harvey
Angus Harvey (uncredited)
William Henry
Staff Officer (uncredited)
Jerry Holmes
Railroad Clerk (uncredited)
Roy Jenson
Henchman (uncredited)
Walter Kightly
Cavalryman (uncredited)
Jack Lambert
Gant Henchman (uncredited)
John Larch
Grimes (uncredited)
Robert P. Lieb
Bartender (uncredited)
Herbert Maneval
Schoolboy (uncredited)
J. Edward McKinley
Auctioneer (uncredited)
Gary Menteer
Music Hall Dancer / Wagon Train Traveler (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Auction Guest (uncredited)
Harry Monty
River Pirate (uncredited)
Bob Morgan
Member of Train Robbery Gang (uncredited)
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
River Pirate (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Auction Guest (uncredited)
Robert Nash
Lawyer (uncredited)
Cliff Osmond
Bartender (uncredited)
Harvey Parry
Henchman (uncredited)
Gil Perkins
Henchman (uncredited)
Red Perkins
Union Soldier (uncredited)
Murray Pollack
Auction Guest (uncredited)
Paul Power
Auction Guest (uncredited)
Frank Radcliffe
Music Hall Dancer / Wagon Train Traveler (uncredited)
Buddy Red Bow
Arapaho Man (uncredited)
Walter Reed
River Pirate (uncredited)
Victor Romito
Henchman (uncredited)
Jamie Ross
Bruce Harvey (uncredited)
Gene Roth
Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
Bing Russell
Man (uncredited)
Danny Sands
Trapeze Man (uncredited)
Joe Sawyer
Riverboat Officer (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Auction Guest (uncredited)
Phil Schumacher
Bartender (uncredited)
June Smaney
Saloon Girl (uncredited)
Kelly Smith
Little Girl (uncredited)
Dub Taylor
Man (uncredited)
Ken Terrell
River Pirate (uncredited)
Jack Tornek
Barfly (uncredited)
William Wellman Jr.
Officer #2 (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
Cattleman at Barricade (uncredited)
Carleton Young
Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)

Crew (128)

Directing

John Ford
Director
Michael Preece
Script Supervisor
Henry Hathaway
Director
Richard Talmadge
Second Unit Director
Richard Thorpe
Special Guest Director
William McGarry
Assistant Director
William Shanks
Assistant Director
Hank Moonjean
Assistant Director
Wingate Smith
Assistant Director
Robert Saunders
Assistant Director
George Marshall Jr.
Assistant Director

Writing

Sammy Cahn
Lyricist
John Gay
Writer
Johnny Mercer
Lyricist
Ken Darby
Lyricist

Production

Abe Steinberg
Production Supervisor
Thomas Conroy
Production Supervisor
Abe Steinberg
Production Executive
Bernard Smith
Producer

Sound

Alfred Newman
Conductor
Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer
Tommy Morgan
Musician
Leo Shuken
Orchestrator
Franklin Milton
Recording Supervision
Jack Hayes
Orchestrator
Ken Darby
Vocals
Robert Emmett Dolan
Music Coordinator
Van Allen James
Sound Editor
John Lipow
Sound Editor
Robert Bain
Musician
Vince De Rosa
Musician
John Logan
Supervising Sound Editor
Harold Humbrock
Sound Editor
Carl Brandon
Sound Editor
Carl Fortina
Musician
Uan Rasey
Musician
Kendrick Kinney
Sound Editor
Milo B. Lory
Sound Editor
Dave Guard
Vocals
Ethmer Roten
Musician

Art

Henry Grace
Set Decoration
William Ferrari
Art Direction
George W. Davis
Art Direction
Tyrus Wong
Art Department Assistant
Addison Hehr
Art Direction
Don Greenwood Jr.
Set Decoration
Jack Mills
Set Decoration

Camera

Joseph LaShelle
Director of Photography
Bill Johnson
Camera Operator
Charles Lang
Director of Photography
Milton Krasner
Director of Photography
William H. Daniels
Director of Photography
Harold E. Wellman
Second Unit Director of Photography
Owen Marsh
Camera Technician
James V. King
Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

William Tuttle
Makeup Designer
Jay Sebring
Hair Designer
Sydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist
Walter Plunkett
Costume Design
Ron Talsky
Costume Design
John Truwe
Makeup Artist
Robert Fuca
Set Costumer
Lynn F. Reynolds
Makeup Artist

Crew

Editing

Mike Henry
Negative Cutter
Charles K. Hagedon
Editorial Consultant
Charles K. Hagedon
Color Assistant

Lighting

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Visual Effects

A. Arnold Gillespie
Visual Effects
Robert R. Hoag
Visual Effects