In a puzzling move to some, the studio opted to present the former for its initial dvd incarnation. The big trail western 1930 john wayne first leading role. 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. 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. Twentythreeyearold john wayne, hitherto limited to bit parts, was thrust into the difficult leading role, a young mountaineer put in charge of a huge californiabound wagon train.
In this sweeping pioneer adventure, a courageous young scout john wayne leads. The 1930 drama built around a wagon train traveling the oregon trail from the banks of the mississippi to the lush forests of the pacific northwest was the first outdoor epic of the young sound era of cinema. 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. Women of all nations 1931 was yet another goround with. 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. Dec 30, 2012 the big trail was a very gigantic production, but its not as famous as gone with the wind from 1939. In addition to being a good movie, the big trail is, in and of itself, a great story. Quotes with sound clips from the big trail 1930 western movie. The big trail 1930 stream and watch online moviefone.
The savage 1952 charlton heston susan morrow streaming movies, hd movies, movies. In the early years of sound it was common to make multiplelanguage versions of films, until the practice of dubbing became more widespread. Greta garbo in anna christie 1930, filmed in english and german. The plot is merely sufficient to lend the film a throughline that sustains the panoramic study in a human tide on the move. 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. A different view of big bens clock, westminster, london by english heritage. A startlingly young wayne is breck coleman, an expert hunter and guide. Find release information for the big trail 1930 raoul walsh on allmovie. The big trail 1930 the defining word in the title of raoul walshs the big trail is big. Over the next several months, wayne and his fellow pioneers face every imaginable hazard and. High resolution official theatrical movie poster for the big trail 1930. The first lead role of john wayne, who only played in minor, uncredited roles in a few sort films that met with mixed results. Memorable voice quotes from the classic western movie the big trail 1930, featuring short voice audio clips.
As noted above, fox ponied up the dough to have the big trail filmed in both fullscreen and widescreen formats. 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. The big trail 1930 u 11011930 us adventure, western, romance, drama 2h 2m user score. As a film, the big trail shows its age in places, but its general vigour and expanse is still breathtaking. 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 has often been seen by film historians as a rather weak film, but that is a bit unfair. 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. 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. It is the frenchlanguage version of foxs the big trail 1930. In 2006, the united states library of congress deemed this film culturally, historically. The big trail western 1930 john wayne john waynes first leading role summary. I love raoul walsh so i borrowed a copy of the dvd from my library not knowing what was is store for me.
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 first epic western of the talkie era, the big trail is motivated by a heros search for the murderer of his father. 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. Tyrone power costars in this visually spectacular epic. 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 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. 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 western 1930 john wayne first leading role free.
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. The former duke morrison, newly renamed john wayne, had previously been prop man on some 80 fox pictures and played a few bits and small parts, notably for director john ford. 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. Release dates 19 also known as aka 24 release dates usa 2 october 1930. The big trail 1930 john wayne full adventure western movie 720p. 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. Upstart fur trapper breck coleman john wayne agrees to lead and. 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. 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. 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.
Raoul walshs the big trail, the oregon trail, a grande jornada. As a depiction of the travails of early pioneers, it still dwarfs many amongst generations of imitations. 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. A young pioneer leads a wagon train full of hopeful settlers across the treacherous landscape on their way to oregon. To date the big trail has been issued in these countries. Google allows users to search the web for images, news, products, video, and other content. Oct 4, 2014 the big trail 1930 john wayne full adventure western movie 720p. The film came out during that awkward transitional period from talkies to sound. 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. 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. Multiplelanguage version film collectors guide brenton film. Yesterday i got in a bluray copy of the big trail, an early widescreen movie from 1930. 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 1930 hd 1080p john wayne, marguerite. The big trail is a 1930 film directed by raoul walsh, starring john wayne. Twentythreeyearold john wayne, hitherto limited to bit parts, was. 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. The story follows breck coleman, a tracker and guide played by wayne, who leads a. 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. Watch the big trail full movie in hd visit young scout breck coleman leads a wagon train along the dangerous trai. 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. 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. Fully loaded is a 2005 american comedy film directed by angela robinson and produced by robert simonds for walt disney pictures. The history of the georgia appalachian trail club 1930 1980.
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. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the film and 48 hours to finish it. 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. John wayne rio lobo western movie paramount theatre dean smith on the trail with westerns on the web. The big trail is a 1930 western film starring john wayne. The history of the georgia appalachian trail club 19301980. Along the way, he loses his heart to a beautiful pioneer woman marguerite churchill and never stops trying to win her love. The big trail 1930 yify download movie torrent yts. Gallery of 14 movie poster and cover images for the big trail 1930. The pretrail 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. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 24 hours to finish it.
The big trail 1930 full movie download full hd youtube. 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. The big trail has quite a fascinating history behind it. The film is more a victim of the time that it was made.