Brigham Young

Henry Hathaway
1940-09-27

The Great American Motion Picture !
4.4
114 min

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

Name Character Team
Tyrone Power Jonathan Kent Unowned
Linda Darnell Zina Webb - The Outsider Unowned
Dean Jagger Brigham Young Unowned
Brian Donlevy Angus Duncan Unowned
Jane Darwell Eliza Kent Unowned
John Carradine Porter Rockwell Unowned
Mary Astor Mary Ann Young Unowned
Vincent Price Joseph Smith Unowned
Jean Rogers Clara Young Unowned
Ann E. Todd Mary Kent Unowned
Willard Robertson Heber Kimball Unowned
Moroni Olsen Doc Richards Unowned
Marc Lawrence Prosecutor Unowned
Stanley Andrews Hyrum Smith Unowned
Frank M. Thomas Hubert Crum Unowned
Fuzzy Knight Pete Unowned
Dickie Jones Henry Kent Unowned
Selmer Jackson Caleb Kent Unowned
Frederick Burton Mr. Webb Unowned
Arthur Aylesworth Jim Bridger Unowned
Chief John Big Tree Big Elk Unowned
Davison Clark Johnson Unowned
Claire Du Brey Emma Smith Unowned
Tully Marshall Judge Unowned
Dick Rich 1st Mob Leader Unowned
Edwin Maxwell 2nd Mob Leader Unowned
Ralph Dunn Jury Foreman Unowned
Edmund MacDonald Elder Unowned
George Melford John Taylor Unowned
Russell Simpson U.S. Army Major Unowned
Paul E. Burns Man with California Gold News Unowned
Cliff Clark Dissenter Unowned
Edmund Elton Undetermined Role Unowned
Jody Gilbert Stout Woman Who Can't Swim Unowned
William Haade Skeptic Unowned
Herbert Heywood Jokester at Chronicle Notice Unowned
Cammilla Johnson Little Girl Unowned
Cullen Johnson Boy in Covered Wagon Unowned
Payne B. Johnson Boy in Covered Wagon Unowned
David Kirkland Elder Unowned
Bob Kortman Agitator Unowned
Paul Kruger Raider Unowned
Ann Kunde Mormon Unowned
Frank LaRue Sheriff Unowned
Charles Frederick Lindsley Trailer Narrator (voice) Unowned
Tom London Raider Unowned
Murdock MacQuarrie Undetermined Role Unowned
Louis Mason Man Laughing at Joke Unowned
Charles Middleton Mob Member Unowned
Frank Mills Man in Newspaper Office / Agitator Unowned
Philip Morris Mob Member Unowned
Imboden Parrish Minor Role Unowned
Ruth Robinson Discouraged Mormon Unowned
John Roy Minor Role Unowned
Frank Shannon Second Man with California Gold News Unowned
Lee Shumway Mob Member Unowned
Harry Tyler Undetermined Role Unowned
Eddy Waller an with California Gold News Unowned
Cecil Weston Minor Role Unowned
Blackie Whiteford Court Spectator Unowned
Hank Worden Mormon Cheering Porter Unowned