Directed by:
Howard HawksCinematography:
Russell HarlanComposer:
Dimitri TiomkinCast:
Kirk Douglas, Dewey Martin, Elizabeth Threatt, Arthur Hunnicutt, Jim Davis, Beulah Archuletta, Henri Letondal, Iron Eyes Cody, Hank Worden, Don Beddoe (more)VOD (1)
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Hawks adventure with strong performance by Douglas as a Kentucky mountaineer who embarks on a keelboat expedition up the Missouri River in the 1830s. The perilous journey includes battles with hostile Indians and bands of outlaws - and romance with a Blackfoot princess. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Kirk Douglas
USA
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Paths of Glory (1957)
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Dewey Martin
USA
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Elizabeth Threatt
USA
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The Big Sky (1952)
Arthur Hunnicutt
USA
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The Lusty Men (1952)
A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950)
Jim Davis
USA
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Somewhere in the Night (1946)
Beulah Archuletta
USA
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Henri Letondal
Canada
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Iron Eyes Cody
USA
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Hank Worden
USA
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Don Beddoe
USA
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The Talk of the Town (1942)
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Frank DeKova
USA
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Paul Frees
USA
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Michael Jeffers
UK
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Max Wagner
Mexico
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To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Guy Wilkerson
USA
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Sam Ash
USA
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Steven Geray
Austria-Hungary
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George Wallace
USA
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Cactus Mack
USA
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Nolan Leary
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