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Brigham Young (1940)

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Release Date: Sep 20, 1940 Wide

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Release Date: Sep 20, 1940 Wide

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Inspired by the true story of the leader of the Mormon Church, this film features Dean Jagger in the title role. The members of the Church of Latter Day Saints are subjected to religious persecution by the people of Nauvoo, Illinois, where they've settled; so under the leadership of Brigham Young, the Mormons head west, facing tremendous adversity along the way. However, a gravely ill Young has a prophetic dream in which he sees what he believes is his people's promised land, where they will be

Unrated, 1 hr. 52 min.

Drama, Classics

Directed By: Henry Hathaway

Written By: Lamar Trotti

In Theaters: Sep 20, 1940 Wide

On DVD: Jul 15, 2003

Cast

Tyrone Power
Jonathan Kent
Linda Darnell
Zina Webb
Dean Jagger
Brigham Young
Brian Donlevy
Angus Duncan
Jane Darwell
Eliza Kent
John Carradine
Port Rockwell
Mary Astor
Mary Ann Young
Vincent Price
Joseph Smith
Jean Rogers
Clara Young
Ann E. Todd
Mary Kent
Willard Robertson
Heber Kimball
Moroni Olsen
Doc Richards
Marc Lawrence I
Prosecutor
Stanley Andrews
Hyrum Smith
Fuzzy Knight
Pete
Dick Jones
Henry Kent
Selmar Jackson
Caleb Kent
Frederick Burton
Mr. Webb
Russell Simpson
Major
Arthur Ayleswofth
Jim Bridger
Davison Clark
Johnson
Claire Du Brey
Emma Smith
Tully Marshall
Judge
Dick Rich
Mob Leader
Ralph Dunn
Jury Foreman
Edwin Maxwell
Leader
Edmund MacDonald
Elder
George Melford
John Taylor
Chief John Big Tree
Big Elk
Charles Halton
Prosecutor
Frank LaRue
Sheriff
Charles B. Middleton
Philip Morris
Henchman
Lee Shumway
Henchman
Frank M. Thomas
Hubert Crum
Cecil Weston
Woman
Blackie Whiteford
Court Spectator
Hank Worden

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Dunderheaded junk about the beginnings of Mormonism.

April 4, 2007

jay nixon

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I heard Vincent Price was in this movie, so I wanted to see it, but (this isn't a spoiler) he dies in the beginning of the movie! I was so disappointed. Then, this movie seems to be an advertisement for the Mormon church or something, but without telling of their more radical beliefs. This movie just skims the

September 5, 2010

AJ Verser

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