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The Oregon Trail (1959)

The Oregon Trail poster
Directed by
Gene Fowler Jr.
Genre
Western film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 26m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wagon train journeys westward along the Oregon Trail. The pioneers face dangers from the wilderness and hostile encounters.

classicadventurousruggedstraightforwardold-fashionedbriskuncomplicatedoutdoorsy

What happens

The Oregon Trail is a 1959 American CinemaScope and DeLuxe Color Western film directed by Gene Fowler Jr. and starring Fred MacMurray, William Bishop and Nina Shipman. The film's sets were designed by the art directors John B. Mansbridge and Lyle R. Wheeler. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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