The Big Trail
Studio: Fox Film Corporation
Starring: John Wayne, Marguerite Churchill, Tyrone Power Sr.
Director: Raoul Walsh
Producer: Winfield Sheehan
The Big Trail is a 1930 American epic pre-Code Western early widescreen film shot on location across the American West starring 23-year-old John Wayne in his first leading role and directed by Raoul Walsh. It is the final completed film to feature Tyrone Power Sr. before his death in 1931, as well as his only sound role.
Trivia
- Reputedly (the claim is unconfirmed) the initial script, then called The Oregon Trail, was first offered to director John Ford, who then passed it on to his friend Raoul Walsh.
- For the film, Walsh employed 93 actors and used as many as 725 natives from five different Indian tribes.
- Grandeur was used by the Fox Film Corporation for a handful of films released in 1929 and 1930, of which The Big Trail was the last.
Previous Showings
3 Runs • 2 Festivals
818 tickets sold
Original Billings: 1 run (November 16, 1930)
Original Run: November 16, 1930 (Sunday - Tuesday)
All runs on record (3):
- November 16, 1930 (Sunday - Tuesday)John Wayne, Marguerite Churchill
- April 1, 2009 · 188 ticketsWinter 2009
- October 4 - 5, 2025 · 630 ticketsClassic Westernsw/ The Covered Wagon