TMDb Rating
5.5/10
18 verified votes
The Oregon Trail (1959)
Western
86 min
"When the cry of a frontier on the move was '54-40 or fight' !"
Plot Summary
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.
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Keywords to include
WesternGene Fowler Jr.Fred MacMurrayWilliam Bishop1959
Director
Gene Fowler Jr.
Top Cast
Fred MacMurrayWilliam BishopNina ShipmanGloria TalbottHenry Hull
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