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When the cry of a frontier on the move was '54-40 or fight' !
5.7 / 10 IMDb August 31, 1959 1h 26m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 26m
Release Date
August 31, 1959
Genre
Western
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Cast
Fred MacMurray
as Neal Harris
William Bishop
as Captain George Wayne
Nina Shipman
as Prudence Cooper
Gloria Talbott
as Shona Hastings
Henry Hull
as George Seton
John Carradine
as Zachariah Garrison
John Dierkes
as Gabe Hastings
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Roxene Wells
as Flossie Shoemaker
Elizabeth Patterson
as Maria Cooper
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Gene N. Fowler
as Richard Cooper
James Bell
as Jeremiah Cooper
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John Slosser
as Johnny
Ralph Sanford
as John Decker
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Sherry Spalding
as Lucy
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Tex Terry
as Brizzard
Ollie O'Toole
as James Gordon Bennett
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Arvo Ojala
as Ellis
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Ed Wright
as Jesse
Addison Richards
as President James Polk (uncredited)
Lumsden Hare
as Sir Richard Wallingham (uncredited)
Production Companies
Associated Producers (API)
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