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The Big Trail

1930 · 122 min

A sweeping, old-fashioned frontier adventure with grand landscapes and a steady, earnest tone.

Tagline
A mighty drama of the early pioneers
Overview
Young scout Breck Coleman leads a wagon train along the dangerous trail to Oregon as he tries to get the affection of the beautiful pioneer Ruth Cameron and plans his revenge on the harsh scoundrels who murdered a friend of his in the past.

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • survival
  • justice
  • love
  • betrayal
Places
  • wilderness
  • road trip
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, western
Directed by
Raoul Walsh
Written by
Marie Boyle, Jack Peabody, Florence Postal
Starring
John Wayne, Marguerite Churchill, El Brendel, Tully Marshall, Tyrone Power Sr., David Rollins, Frederick Burton, Ian Keith
Music
Alfred Dalby, R. H. Bassett
Cinematography
Arthur Edeson, Lucien N. Andriot
Runtime
122 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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