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The Big Trail
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Directed by
Raoul Walsh 
Louis R. Loeffler (uncredited)
 
Writing credits
Hal G. Evarts (story)

Raoul Walsh (story contributor) uncredited

Marie Boyle (screenplay) uncredited &
Jack Peabody (screenplay) uncredited &
Florence Postal (screenplay) uncredited

Marie Boyle (dialogue) uncredited &
Jack Peabody (dialogue) uncredited &
Florence Postal (dialogue) uncredited

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete

John Wayne ... Breck Coleman
Marguerite Churchill ... Ruth Cameron
El Brendel ... Gus, comical Swede
Tully Marshall ... Zeke, Coleman's sidekick
Tyrone Power Sr. ... Red Flack, wagon boss (as Tyrone Power)

David Rollins ... Dave 'Davey' Cameron
Frederick Burton ... Pa Bascom (conducts prayer, wedding)
Ian Keith ... Bill Thorpe, Louisiana gambler
Charles Stevens ... Lopez, Flack's henchman
Louise Carver ... Gus's mother-in-law
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Victor Adamson ... Wagon Train Man (uncredited)
Chief John Big Tree ... Indian (uncredited)
Ward Bond ... Sid Bascom (uncredited)
Nino Cochise ... Indian (uncredited)
Iron Eyes Cody ... Indian (uncredited)
Don Coleman ... Wrangler (uncredited)
Jack Curtis ... Pioneer (uncredited)
Emslie Emerson ... Sairey (uncredited)
Alphonse Ethier ... Marshal (uncredited)

Dannie Mac Grant ... (uncredited)
Marcia Harris ... Mrs. Riggs (uncredited)
Marilyn Harris ... Pioneer girl (uncredited)
DeWitt Jennings ... Boat Captain Hollister (uncredited)
Marjorie Leet ... Mildred Riggs (uncredited)
Marion Lessing ... (uncredited)
William V. Mong ... Wellmore, trading post owner (uncredited)
Pete Morrison ... Wrangler (uncredited)
Dodo Newton ... Abigail Vance (uncredited)
Jack Padjan ... Pioneer (uncredited)
Helen Parrish ... Honey Girl Cameron (uncredited)
Robert Parrish ... Pioneer boy (uncredited)
Jack Peabody ... Bill Gillis (uncredited)
Russ Powell ... Windy Bill (makes animal sounds) (uncredited)
Frank Rainboth ... Ohio Man (uncredited)
Apache Bill Russell ... (uncredited)
Andy Shuford ... Ohio Man's Son (uncredited)
Gertrude Van Lent ... Sister from Missouri (uncredited)
Lucille Van Lent ... Sister from Missouri (uncredited)
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Produced by
Winfield R. Sheehan .... producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
R.H. Bassett (uncredited)
Peter Brunelli (uncredited)
Alfred Dalby (uncredited)
Arthur Kay (uncredited)
Jack Virgil (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
Lucien N. Andriot (photographed by) (35mm version) (as Lucien Andriot)
Arthur Edeson (70mm version)
 
Film Editing by
Jack Dennis 
 
Set Decoration by
Harold Miles (settings)
Fred Sersen (settings)
 
Makeup Department
Jack Dawn .... makeup artist (uncredited)
Louise Sloane .... makeup artist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Archibald Buchanan .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sid Bowen .... assistant director (uncredited)
Clay Crapnell .... assistant director (uncredited)
Virgil Hart .... assistant director (uncredited)
Earl Rettig .... assistant director (uncredited)
Ewing Scott .... assistant director (uncredited)
George Walsh .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Don B. Greenwood .... property master (uncredited)
Tom Plews .... property master (uncredited)
Les Shaw .... chief carpenter (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Bill Brent .... assistant sound engineer (uncredited)
E. Corkley .... sound (uncredited)
D. Daniels .... sound (uncredited)
W.D. Flick .... sound engineer (uncredited)
W. Griffith .... sound (uncredited)
Paul Heinly .... assistant sound engineer (uncredited)
Charles Kehl .... sound (uncredited)
George Leverett .... sound recording engineer (uncredited)
V.O. McCann .... sound (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Steve Clemente .... stunts (uncredited)
Iron Eyes Cody .... stunts (uncredited)
Jack Padjan .... stunt coordinator (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Don Anderson .... camera operator (uncredited)
L.E. Barber .... chief electrician (uncredited)
Max Cohn .... assistant camera: Grandeur camera (uncredited)
Harry Dawe .... assistant camera: Grandeur camera (uncredited)
Curt Fetters .... camera operator: Grandeur camera (uncredited)
Sol Halperin .... camera operator: Grandeur camera (uncredited)
Lou Kunkel .... assistant camera: Grandeur camera (uncredited)
Bobby Mack .... assistant camera (uncredited)
Karl Malkames .... restoration from 65 mm camera negative (uncredited)
Bill McDonald .... camera operator (uncredited)
Henry Pollack .... assistant camera (uncredited)
Frank Powolny .... still photographer (uncredited)
Dave Ragin .... camera operator: Grandeur camera (uncredited)
Roger Sherman .... assistant camera (uncredited)
Harry Smith .... assistant camera: Grandeur camera (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sam Benson .... wardrobe (uncredited)
Earl Moser .... wardrobe master: men (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Arthur Kay .... musical director (uncredited)
 
Other crew
George Leverett .... engineer
Louis Witte .... engineer
George Busch .... business manager (uncredited)
Ray Fitzgerald .... assistant chief engineer (uncredited)
Joseph Flores .... wrangler (uncredited)
Lumsden Hare .... dialogue director (uncredited)
Jack Padjan .... wrangler (uncredited)
Walter Quinlan .... chief engineer (uncredited)
Ben Wurtzel .... business manager (uncredited)
 
Crew verified as complete

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