How the West Was Won

164 minutes

11/2/1962

Overview

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.

Cast List

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