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The Oregon Trail

1959 · 1h 26m · Western · United States of America

When the cry of a frontier on the move was '54-40 or fight' !

In 1846, a reporter for the New York Herald joins a wagon train bound for the Oregon Territory. He hopes to confirm a rumor that President Polk is sending in soldiers disguised as settlers in order to strengthen American claims to the Territory.

Directed by
Gene Fowler Jr.
Written by
Louis Vittes, Gene Fowler Jr.
Story by
Louis Vittes
Starring
Fred MacMurray, William Bishop, Nina Shipman, Gloria Talbott
6.0Smart score

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