In addition to being a good movie, the big trail is, in and of itself, a great story. The history of the georgia appalachian trail club 1930 1980. Dec 17, 2014 the big trail 1930 posted by stacia on february 15, 2008 december 17, 2014 when the big trail 1930 arrived at the house a few weeks ago, it was the last of a long string of john wayne films id decided to watch for what might be called educational purposes. The big trail western 1930 john wayne john waynes first leading role summary. Young scout breck coleman leads a wagon train along the dangerous trail to oregon as he tries to get the affection of the beautiful pioneer ruth cameron and plans his revenge on the harsh scoundrels who murdered a friend of his in the past. Here, with the big trail, he stars in a very good western that has a good story and overall solid acting, especially for its time. Disneystitch it is at its heart a love song to the pioneering of the untamed west. Feb 19, 2020 brought to you by hangtown express western movies.
The big trail 1930 stream and watch online moviefone. Along the way, he loses his heart to a beautiful pioneer woman marguerite churchill and never stops trying to win her love. Greta garbo in anna christie 1930, filmed in english and german. High resolution official theatrical movie poster for the big trail 1930. The big trail is a 1930 american precode early widescreen movie shot on location across the american west starring john wayne in his first leading role and directed by raoul walsh.
A startlingly young wayne is breck coleman, an expert hunter and guide. And the big trail is where it really begins for wayne, but this 1930s classic was a box office failure, coming not only at the dawn of sound film, but at the time of the great depression. The big trail is a 1930 film directed by raoul walsh, starring john wayne it is the pioneer era and a group of settlers are setting out on the famed oregon trail for the pacific northwest. Oct 4, 2014 the big trail 1930 john wayne full adventure western movie 720p. Twentythreeyearold john wayne, hitherto limited to bit parts, was. The big trail western 1930 john wayne first leading role free. A very entertaining film, the film features the duke playing a scout leading a caravan of pioneers to oregon, and the journey proves to be quite dangerous. As a depiction of the travails of early pioneers, it still dwarfs many amongst generations of imitations. The pre trail preparation at the beginning of the movie does a spectacular job of setting up what is to come, and also focuses on giving you the idea of what its like to prepare for a trek into the wilderness. One of 1930s biggest hits, the big trail was a western epic with young john wayne in his first starring role as the head of a wagon train on the oregon trail and was filmed in an early widescreen process. Jun 05, 2016 though he wouldnt become a fullfledged star until the later part of the 1930s, when john ford cast him in stagecoach, john wayne makes for a fine hero in the big trail, portraying breck coleman as a young man who knows his way around the wilderness and is prepared to do whatever it takes to see the settlers through safely.
The big trail 1930 the defining word in the title of raoul walshs the big trail is big. It stars lindsay lohan as the youngest member of an automobileracing family, michael keaton as her father, matt dillon as a competing racer, breckin meyer as her brother, and justin long as friend and mechanic. Raoul walshs the big trail, the oregon trail, a grande jornada. Multiplelanguage version film collectors guide brenton film. A young pioneer leads a wagon train full of hopeful settlers across the treacherous landscape on their way to oregon. Find release information for the big trail 1930 raoul walsh on allmovie. Yesterday i got in a bluray copy of the big trail, an early widescreen movie from 1930. The first epic western of the talkie era, the big trail is motivated by a heros search for the murderer of his father. The plot is merely sufficient to lend the film a throughline that sustains the panoramic study in a human tide on the move. It is the frenchlanguage version of foxs the big trail 1930. Over the next several months, wayne and his fellow pioneers face every imaginable hazard and. I love raoul walsh so i borrowed a copy of the dvd from my library not knowing what was is store for me. Jul 03, 2018 and the big trail is where it really begins for wayne, but this 1930s classic was a box office failure, coming not only at the dawn of sound film, but at the time of the great depression.
It is the pioneer era and a group of settlers are setting out on the famed oregon trail for the pacific northwest. The big trail 1930 tt0020691 breck coleman leads a wagon train of pioneers through indian attack, storms, deserts, swollen rivers, down cliffs and so on while looking for the murder of a trapper and falling in love with ruth cameron. On one hand, its an understandable move since the flat version is the one most familiar to audiences most theaters in the early 1930s werent equipped to. The history of the georgia appalachian trail club 19301980. John wayne rio lobo western movie paramount theatre dean smith on the trail with westerns on the web. The big trail is a 1930 lavish early widescreen movie shot on location across the american west starring john wayne in his first leading role and directed by raoul walsh. The big trail is a 1930 western film starring john wayne. In the early years of sound it was common to make multiplelanguage versions of films, until the practice of dubbing became more widespread. The big trail 1930 upstart fur trapper breck coleman john wayne agrees to lead and protect a group of pioneers trying to make their way on the treacherous oregon trail. Upstart fur trapper breck coleman john wayne agrees to lead and. Watch the big trail full movie in hd visit young scout breck coleman leads a wagon train along the dangerous trai. The first lead role of john wayne, who only played in minor, uncredited roles in a few sort films that met with mixed results. Young scout breck coleman leads a wagon train along the dangerous trail to oregon as he tries to get the affection of the beautiful pioneer ruth cameron and plans his revenge on the harsh scoundrels who. Not only does the big trail tell a story on a grand scale in every imaginable variation of weather, but virtually every scene is filmed outside on location with such highlights as sweeping shots of a wagon train made up of dozens of wagons followed by an even bigger herd of cattle as it heads west, and shots of.
Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 24 hours to finish it. A different view of big bens clock, westminster, london by english heritage. As noted above, fox ponied up the dough to have the big trail filmed in both fullscreen and widescreen formats. The big trail has often been seen by film historians as a rather weak film, but that is a bit unfair. The big trail 1930 full movie download full hd youtube. The film came out during that awkward transitional period from talkies to sound. The story follows breck coleman, a tracker and guide played by wayne, who leads a.
In this sweeping pioneer adventure, a courageous young scout john wayne leads hundreds of settlers across treacherous cliffs, though brutal snowstorms, indian attacks and buffalo stampedes to their destiny out west. Memorable voice quotes from the classic western movie the big trail 1930, featuring short voice audio clips. In a puzzling move to some, the studio opted to present the former for its initial dvd incarnation. Google allows users to search the web for images, news, products, video, and other content. Release dates 19 also known as aka 24 release dates usa 2 october 1930. Quotes with sound clips from the big trail 1930 western movie. To date the big trail has been issued in these countries. The big trail western 1930 john wayne first leading role. Women of all nations 1931 was yet another goround with. In 2006, the united states library of congress deemed this film culturally, historically. Though he wouldnt become a fullfledged star until the later part of the 1930s, when john ford cast him in stagecoach, john wayne makes for a fine hero in the big trail, portraying breck coleman as a young man who knows his way around the wilderness and is prepared to do whatever it takes to see the settlers through safely. Breck coleman leads a wagon train of pioneers through indian attack, storms, deserts, swollen rivers, down cliffs and so on while looking for the murder of a trapper and falling in love with ruth cameron. The big trail 1930 u 11011930 us adventure, western, romance, drama 2h 2m user score. Fully loaded is a 2005 american comedy film directed by angela robinson and produced by robert simonds for walt disney pictures.
Dec 30, 2012 the big trail was a very gigantic production, but its not as famous as gone with the wind from 1939. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the film and 48 hours to finish it. Of course, the acting is hammy and dialog corny, but remember, the big trail is from 1930 and that early sound movies had yet to evolve fully from silent film technique, which called for pantomime, with its exaggerated facial expression and movement. I had to watch the big trail alone last night because none of my movie friends like old black and white films and i couldnt convince them to give the big trail a try. The big trail has quite a fascinating history behind it. John wayne, ward bond, ian keith, marguerite churchill young scout breck coleman leads a wagon train along the dangerous trail to oregon as he tries to get the affection of the beautiful pioneer ruth cameron and plans his revenge on the harsh scoundrels who murdered a friend of his in the past. The big trail is a 1930 film directed by raoul walsh, starring john wayne. In this sweeping pioneer adventure, a courageous young scout wayne leads hundreds of settlers across treacherous cliffs, though brutal snowstorms, indian attacks and buffalo stampedes to their destiny out west. As a film, the big trail shows its age in places, but its general vigour and expanse is still breathtaking. Starting in the late 1920s hollywood began experimenting with widescreen and technicolor, but the depression killed off interest in these technologies, especially widescreen because it required special theaters. Gallery of 14 movie poster and cover images for the big trail 1930. The big trail is a 1930 american precode early widescreen movie shot on location across the american west starring john wayne in his first leading role and. The big trail 1930 hd 1080p john wayne, marguerite.
It would be another decade by the time the duke wold be born and john wayne would take his crown as the western superstar which we all know today. The big trail 1930 posted by stacia on february 15, 2008 december 17, 2014 when the big trail 1930 arrived at the house a few weeks ago, it was the last of a long string of john wayne films id decided to watch for what might be called educational purposes. Tyrone power costars in this visually spectacular epic. In this sweeping pioneer adventure, a courageous young scout john wayne leads. The big trail 1930 stream and watch online upstart fur trapper breck coleman john wayne agrees to lead and protect a group of pioneers trying to make their way on the treacherous oregon trail. The big trail 1930 yify download movie torrent yts.