Brigham Young (1940)

4.6/10 114 min History Romance Western

Overview

Based on the story of the famous Mormon leader, it follows Brigham Young and his challenge to transport his people across the Rocky mountains to settle in Salt Lake City. The plot focuses on two fictitious characters, Jonathan Kent and Zina Webb and the hardships they have to face along the way.

Cast

Tyrone Power

Jonathan Kent

Linda Darnell

Zina Webb - The Outsider

Dean Jagger

Brigham Young

Brian Donlevy

Angus Duncan

Jane Darwell

Eliza Kent

John Carradine

Porter 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

Prosecutor

Stanley Andrews

Hyrum Smith

Frank M. Thomas

Hubert Crum

Fuzzy Knight

Pete

Dickie Jones

Henry Kent

Selmer Jackson

Caleb Kent

Arthur Aylesworth

Jim Bridger

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