The Oregon Trail (1936 film)

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The Oregon Trail
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Film poster
Directed by Scott Pembroke
Written by
Produced by Trem Carr
Starring
CinematographyGus Peterson
Edited byCarl Pierson
Music byHarry Grey
Production
company
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • January 18, 1936 (1936-01-18)
Running time
59 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Oregon Trail is a 1936 American Western film directed by Scott Pembroke for Republic Pictures and starring John Wayne. It is a lost film with no known prints remaining. In 2013, film collector Kent Sperring discovered 40 photographs that were taken during the making of the film. [1] The Oregon Trail started production on November 29, 1935, and was filmed at Alabama Hills. [2] [1]

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Plot

John Wayne plays retired army captain John Delmont, who discovers from his father's journal that he was left to die by a renegade, and vows to hunt down the killer.

Cast

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References

  1. 1 2 "Searching for John Wayne in the Alabama Hills". BBC. October 10, 2013. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020.
  2. "Republic to Start On Six Features". Times Union. December 1, 1935. p. 11. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020 via Newspapers.com.