The Oregon Trail
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.
Release Date
August 31, 1959Runtime
86 minRating
NRGenres
WesternDirected by
Gene Fowler Jr.Screenplay by
Louis Vittes, Gene Fowler Jr.Story by
Louis VittesLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
ReleasedCast
Fred MacMurray
Neal HarrisWilliam Bishop
Captain George WayneNina Shipman
Prudence CooperGloria Talbott
Shona HastingsHenry Hull
George SetonJohn Carradine
Zachariah GarrisonJohn Dierkes
Gabe HastingsElizabeth Patterson
Maria CooperJames Bell
Jeremiah CooperRalph Sanford
John DeckerAddison Richards
President James Polk (uncredited)Lumsden Hare
Sir Richard Wallingham (uncredited)Oscar Beregi Jr.
Ralph Clayman (uncredited)Chet Brandenburg
Wagon Train Member at Fort (uncredited)Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Townsman (uncredited)James Dime
Townsman (uncredited)Images
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