The Oregon Trail (1959)

5.7/10 86 min Western

Overview

In 1846, a reporter for the New York Herald joins a wagon train bound for the Oregon Territory. He hopes to confirm a rumor that President Polk is sending in soldiers disguised as settlers in order to strengthen American claims to the Territory.

Cast

Fred MacMurray

Neal Harris

William Bishop

Captain George Wayne

Nina Shipman

Prudence Cooper

Gloria Talbott

Shona Hastings

Henry Hull

George Seton

John Carradine

Zachariah Garrison

John Dierkes

Gabe Hastings

Elizabeth Patterson

Maria Cooper

James Bell

Jeremiah Cooper

Ralph Sanford

John Decker

Ollie O'Toole

James Gordon Bennett

Addison Richards

President James Polk (uncredited)

Lumsden Hare

Sir Richard Wallingham (uncredited)

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