The Big Trail (1930)

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A mighty drama of the early pioneers

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.

• Released: 1930-11-01
• Genres: Drama, Western
• Runtime: 2h 2m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 138 votes

Directed by Raoul Walsh.

Top cast

• John Wayne as Breck Coleman
• Marguerite Churchill as Ruth Cameron
• El Brendel as Gus
• Tully Marshall as Zeke
• Tyrone Power Sr. as Red Flack
• David Rollins as Dave Cameron
• Frederick Burton as Pa Bascom
• Ian Keith as Bill Thorpe
• Charles Stevens as López
• Louise Carver as Gus' Mother-in-law

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Big Trail

• United States: watch free on Hoopla, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Xumo Play; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
• Canada: watch free on Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
• Australia: rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video

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