Movie · 1962
How the West Was Won
Released 2 November 1962 More from 1962 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family.
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How old were they?
Spencer Tracy
as Narrator (voice)
Willis Bouchey
as Civil War Surgeon (uncredited)
Karl Swenson
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Paul Bryar
as Auctioneer's Assistant (uncredited)
Lee J. Cobb
as Marshal Lou Ramsey
John Larch
as Grimes (uncredited)
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
as River Pirate (uncredited)
Ken Curtis
as Corporal Ben (uncredited)
Walter Reed
as River Pirate (uncredited)
Kem Dibbs
as Blacksmith (uncredited)
J. Edward McKinley
as Auctioneer (uncredited)
Robert Preston
as Roger Morgan
Rodolfo Acosta
as Gant Gang Member (uncredited)
Christopher Dark
as Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)
Harry Dean Stanton
as Gant Henchman
Roy Jenson
as Henchman (uncredited)
Carroll Baker
as Eve Prescott Rawlings
Debbie Reynolds
as Lilith Prescott
Cliff Osmond
as Bartender (uncredited)
William Wellman Jr.
as Officer #2 (uncredited)
Bryan Russell
as Zeke Prescott (uncredited)
Beulah Archuletta
as Arapaho Woman (uncredited)
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The numbers
53years between the oldest and youngest billed
62Spencer Tracy — oldest on the call sheet
9Bryan Russell — youngest billed
41average age of the credited cast