Movie
Brigham Young
Released: September 27, 1940 (1940)
Runtime: 114 minutes
Genres: History, Romance, Western
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Jane Darwell as Eliza Kent
Age at release: 60
- Brian Donlevy as Angus Duncan
Age at release: 39
- Dean Jagger as Brigham Young
Age at release: 36
- John Carradine as Porter Rockwell
Age at release: 34
- Mary Astor as Mary Ann Young
Age at release: 34
- Vincent Price as Joseph Smith
Age at release: 29
- Tyrone Power as Jonathan Kent
Age at release: 26
- Jean Rogers as Clara Young
Age at release: 24
- Linda Darnell as Zina Webb - The Outsider
Age at release: 16
- Ann E. Todd as Mary Kent
Age at release: 9
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- Tully Marshall as Judge
Age at release: 76
- Frederick Burton as Mr. Webb
Age at release: 68
- Chief John Big Tree as Big Elk
Age at release: 63
- Russell Simpson as U.S. Army Major
Age at release: 60
- Arthur Aylesworth as Jim Bridger
Age at release: 59
- Davison Clark as Johnson
Age at release: 59
- Paul E. Burns as Man with California Gold News
Age at release: 59
- Willard Robertson as Heber Kimball
Age at release: 54
- Edwin Maxwell as 2nd Mob Leader
Age at release: 54
- Selmer Jackson as Caleb Kent
Age at release: 52
- Moroni Olsen as Doc Richards
Age at release: 51
- Frank M. Thomas as Hubert Crum
Age at release: 51
- Stanley Andrews as Hyrum Smith
Age at release: 49
- Claire Du Brey as Emma Smith
Age at release: 48
- Ralph Dunn as Jury Foreman
Age at release: 40
- Fuzzy Knight as Pete
Age at release: 39
- Edmund MacDonald as Elder
Age at release: 32
- Dick Rich as 1st Mob Leader
Age at release: 31
- Marc Lawrence as Prosecutor
Age at release: 30
- Dickie Jones as Henry Kent
Age at release: 13