02 Nov 1962
How the West Was Won
The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family.
The Virginian
The All-Time Best-Selling Love Story of the West... Now On the Screen In Spectacular Technicolor!
Arriving at Medicine Bow, eastern schoolteacher Molly Woods meets two cowboys, irresponsible Steve and the "Virginian," who gets off on the wrong foot with her. To add to his troubles, the Virginian finds that his old pal Steve is mixed up with black-hatted Trampas and his rustlers...then finds himself at the head of a posse after said rustlers; and Molly hates the violent side of frontier life.
Top Billed Cast
Joel McCrea The Virginian
Brian Donlevy Trampas
Sonny Tufts Steve Andrews
Barbara Britton Molly Wood
William Frawley Honey Wiggen
Fay Bainter Mrs. Taylor
Henry O'Neill Mr. Taylor
Tom Tully Nebraska
Bill Edwards Sam Bennett
Paul Guilfoyle Shorty
Marc Lawrence Pete
Vince Barnett Baldy
Victor Adamson Barfly (uncredited)
Stanley Andrews Rancher (uncredited)
Charles Bates Boy Prisoner (uncredited)
Hank Bell Rider with News of Teacher (uncredited)
Nana Bryant Mrs. Wood (uncredited)
James Burke Andy Jones (uncredited)
John Barton 
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