How the West Was Won
Year:
1962
Production Country:
USA
Directed by John Ford / George Marshall / Henry Hathaway
Featuring Spencer Tracy / Carroll Baker / Lee J. Cobb
Featuring Spencer Tracy / Carroll Baker / Lee J. Cobb
Series of stories about the West, from the pioneers, to the Civil War, the railways, and cowboys and outlaws.
Episodes (not credited as such on screen, information from printed sources): 1. Rivers 2. Plains 3. Civil War 4. Railroad 5. Outlaws
Cast & credits
Cast
- Narrated by Spencer Tracy
- Eve Prescott Rawlings Carroll Baker
- Marshal Lou Ramsey Lee J. Cobb
- Jethro Stuart Henry Fonda
- Julie Rawlings Carolyn Jones
- Zebulon Prescott Karl Malden
- Cleve Van Valen Gregory Peck
- Zeb Rawlings George Peppard
- Roger Morgan Robert Preston
- Lilith 'Lily' Prescott Debbie Reynolds
- Linus Rawlings James Stewart
- Charley Gant Eli Wallach
- General Sherman John Wayne
- Mike King Richard Widmark
- Dora Hawkins Brigid Bazlen
- Colonel Hawkins Walter Brennan
- Lilith's lawyer David Brian
- Corporal Peterson Andy Devine
- Abraham Lincoln Raymond Massey
- Rebecca Prescott Agnes Moorehead
- General Grant Harry Morgan
- Aggie Clegg Thelma Ritter
- Stover Mickey Shaughnessy
- Confederate deserter Russ Tamblyn
- [river pirate] Lee Van Cleef
- [Gant henchman] Harry Dean Stanton
- [scenes deleted] Hope Lange
Credits
Direction
- The Civil War Directed by John Ford
- The Railroad Directed by George Marshall
- The Rivers,The Plains,The Outlaws Dir by Henry Hathaway
- Assistant Director George Marshall Jr
- Assistant Director William McGarry
- Assistant Director Robert Saunders
- Assistant Director William Shanks
- Assistant Director Wingate Smith
Production
- ©/Presents Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- ©/Presents Cinerama
- Produced by Bernard Smith
- Production Supervisor for Cinerama Thomas Conroy
Writing
- Written by James R. Webb
- Sgstd by the series which appeared in Life Magazine
Photography
- Director of Photography William H. Daniels
- Director of Photography Milton Krasner
- Director of Photography Charles Lang Jr
- Director of Photography Joseph La Shelle
- 2nd Unit Photographer Harold E. Wellman
- Colour Consultant Charles K. Hagedon
Special Effects
- Special Visual Effects A. Arnold Gillespie
- Special Visual Effects Robert R. Hoag
Editing
- Film Editor Harold F. Kress
Design
- Art Direction George W. Davis
- Art Direction William Ferrari
- Art Direction Addison Hehr
- Set Decoration Henry Grace
- Set Decoration Don Greenwood Jr
- Set Decoration Jack Mills
Costumes
- Costumes by Walter Plunkett
Make-up
- Make-Up Created by William Tuttle
- Hair Styles by Sydney Guilaroff
Film processing
- Print by Technicolor
Music
- Music Alfred Newman
- [Music] Associate Ken Darby
- Music Co-ordinator Robert Emmett Dolan
Sound
- Recording Supervisor Franklin Milton
- Sound System Logo Westrex Recording System
