Brigham Young

1h 54min

History

Romance

Western

Based on the story of the famous Mormon leader, it follows Brigham Young and his challenge to transport his people across the Rocky mountains to settle in Salt Lake City. The plot focuses on two fictitious characters, Jonathan Kent and Zina Webb and the hardships they have to face along the way.

Cast

Tyrone Power

Tyrone Power

Jonathan Kent
Linda Darnell

Linda Darnell

Zina Webb - The Outsider
Dean Jagger

Dean Jagger

Brigham Young
Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

Angus Duncan
Jane Darwell

Jane Darwell

Eliza Kent
John Carradine

John Carradine

Porter Rockwell
Mary Astor

Mary Astor

Mary Ann Young
Vincent Price

Vincent Price

Joseph Smith
Jean Rogers

Jean Rogers

Clara Young
Ann E. Todd

Ann E. Todd

Mary Kent
Willard Robertson

Willard Robertson

Heber Kimball
Moroni Olsen

Moroni Olsen

Doc Richards
Marc Lawrence

Marc Lawrence

Prosecutor
Stanley Andrews

Stanley Andrews

Hyrum Smith
Frank M. Thomas

Frank M. Thomas

Hubert Crum
Dickie Jones

Dickie Jones

Henry Kent
Selmer Jackson

Selmer Jackson

Caleb Kent
Claire Du Brey

Claire Du Brey

Emma Smith
Dick Rich

Dick Rich

1st Mob Leader
Edwin Maxwell

Edwin Maxwell

2nd Mob Leader
Ralph Dunn

Ralph Dunn

Jury Foreman
George Melford

George Melford

John Taylor
Russell Simpson

Russell Simpson

U.S. Army Major
Paul E. Burns

Paul E. Burns

Man with California Gold News
Cliff Clark

Cliff Clark

Dissenter
Edmund Elton

Edmund Elton

Undetermined Role
Jody Gilbert

Jody Gilbert

Stout Woman Who Can't Swim
Herbert Heywood

Herbert Heywood

Jokester at Chronicle Notice
Cammilla Johnson

Cammilla Johnson

Little Girl
Cullen Johnson

Cullen Johnson

Boy in Covered Wagon
Payne B. Johnson

Payne B. Johnson

Boy in Covered Wagon
Bob Kortman

Bob Kortman

Agitator
Ann Kunde

Ann Kunde

Mormon
Charles Frederick Lindsley

Charles Frederick Lindsley

Trailer Narrator (voice)
Murdock MacQuarrie

Murdock MacQuarrie

Undetermined Role
Louis Mason

Louis Mason

Man Laughing at Joke
Frank Mills

Frank Mills

Man in Newspaper Office / Agitator
Philip Morris

Philip Morris

Mob Member
Imboden Parrish

Imboden Parrish

Minor Role
Ruth Robinson

Ruth Robinson

Discouraged Mormon
John Roy

John Roy

Minor Role
Frank Shannon

Frank Shannon

Second Man with California Gold News
Lee Shumway

Lee Shumway

Mob Member
Harry Tyler

Harry Tyler

Undetermined Role
Eddy Waller

Eddy Waller

an with California Gold News
Cecil Weston

Cecil Weston

Minor Role
Blackie Whiteford

Blackie Whiteford

Court Spectator
Hank Worden

Hank Worden

Mormon Cheering Porter

Release date

27th Sep 1940

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English