The Oregon Trail

IMDb link: 0053145
IMDb rating: 5.2 (549 votes)
Genres: Drama, Western
Director: Gene Fowler Jr.
Cast: Fred MacMurray, William Bishop, Nina Shipman, Gloria Talbott and others

Release date: 1 Sep 1959
Release year: 1959
Runtime: 86 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: 1840s, bare chested man, stakeout, american indian, native american, james polk character, classical western, family relationships, captain the military rank, wagon train

Plot:

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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