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8 September 1924 (USA)
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Indian Attacks, Prairie Fires, Fording of Swollen Streams, a Great Buffalo Hunt, Dramatic Situations Galore---All Go to Make Up "The Covered Wagon" See more »
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Two wagon caravans converge at what is now Kansas City, and combine for the westward push to Oregon...
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2 wins
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Forrest Gump, Bambi, Stand And Deliver Among 2011 National Film Registry List
(From WeAreMovieGeeks.com. 28 December 2011, 3:26 PM, PST)
Latest National Film Registry Entries Include ‘Forrest Gump,’ ‘Bambi,’ and ‘El Mariachi’
(From The Film Stage. 28 December 2011, 6:30 AM, PST)
Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, John Bunny, George Kuchar: National Film Registry 2011 Movies
(From Alt Film Guide. 28 December 2011, 12:09 AM, PST)
(From WeAreMovieGeeks.com. 28 December 2011, 3:26 PM, PST)
Latest National Film Registry Entries Include ‘Forrest Gump,’ ‘Bambi,’ and ‘El Mariachi’
(From The Film Stage. 28 December 2011, 6:30 AM, PST)
Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, John Bunny, George Kuchar: National Film Registry 2011 Movies
(From Alt Film Guide. 28 December 2011, 12:09 AM, PST)
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the saga of the pioneers going west in the covered wagons
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Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | J. Warren Kerrigan | ... | Will Banion |
| Lois Wilson | ... | Molly Wingate |
| Alan Hale | ... | Sam Woodhull |
| Ernest Torrence | ... | William Jackson |
| Tully Marshall | ... | Jim Bridger |
| Ethel Wales | ... | Mrs. Wingate |
| Charles Ogle | ... | Jesse Wingate |
| Guy Oliver | ... | Kit Carson |
| Johnny Fox | ... | Jed Wingate |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| James Cruze | ... | Indian (scenes deleted) |
| Frank Albertson | ... | Bit (uncredited) |
| Constance Wilson | ... | Extra (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| James Cruze | |||
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| Emerson Hough | (novel) | |
| Jack Cunningham | (adaptation) | |
Produced by | |||
| Jesse L. Lasky | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Manny Baer | (uncredited) | ||
| Hugo Riesenfeld | (uncredited) | ||
| J.S. Zamecnik | (uncredited) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Karl Brown | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Dorothy Arzner | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Howard Greer | |||
Art Department | |||
| Delmer Daves | .... | props | |
Stunts | |||
| Jack Padjan | .... | stunt double: J. Warren Kerrigan (as Jack Padjeon) | |
| Spike Spackman | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Edwin W. Willat | .... | still photographer | |
| Irvin Willat | .... | assistant camera | |
Music Department | |||
| Hugo Riesenfeld | .... | music arranger | |
Other crew | |||
| Ennice G. Anderson | .... | historical advisor | |
| Tim McCoy | .... | liaison: Indians | |
| A.E. Sheldon | .... | historical advisor | |
| Yakima Jim | .... | technical advisor (uncredited) | |
| Ed Jones | .... | technical advisor (uncredited) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Paramount Pictures (1923) (USA) (theatrical)
- National-Film (1925) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Paramount Home Video (1995) (USA) (VHS)
- Grapevine Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
- Movies Unlimited (????) (USA) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Video (????) (USA) (DVD)
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98 min
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Portugal:17 (director's cut)
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A recording of the music for this film was made using the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process. Some sources say the entire film was scored and recorded in this process, but other sources say only a couple of reels were recorded as an experiment. See also Bella Donna (1923).See more »
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Featured in "Hollywood: Out West (#1.9)" (1980)See more »
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This film is a great classic, but it is not easy to see it, because it's silent, also the makeup of the male main character is overdone. But still it grabs you. The main star of the film is the covered wagon itself, presented in a way that makes it more real than in any other western that I've seen.