The Big Sky (1952)

6.5/10 133 min Adventure Western Romance

Overview

Two tough Kentucky mountaineers join a trading expedition from St. Louis up the Missouri River to trade whisky for furs with the Blackfoot Indians. They soon discover that there is much more than the elements to contend with.

Cast

Kirk Douglas

Jim Deakins

Dewey Martin

Boone Caudill

Elizabeth Threatt

Teal Eye

Arthur Hunnicutt

Zeb Calloway

Buddy Baer

Romaine

Steven Geray

"Frenchy" Jourdonnais

Henri Letondal

La Badie

Hank Worden

Poordevil

Jim Davis

Streak

Frank De Kova

Moleface (uncredited)

John George

Passerby (uncredited)

Fred Graham

Sam Eggelston (uncredited)

Jay Novello

Trapper (uncredited)

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