“How the West Was Won” quotes
(1962)
Title How the West Was Won
Year 1962
Directors John Ford, Henry Hathaway, George Marshall, Richard Thorpe
Genre Western
Year 1962
Directors John Ford, Henry Hathaway, George Marshall, Richard Thorpe
Genre Western
Plot – The history of the West seen through the eyes of a settler family. One sister marries a solitary hunter, the other one a professional player. The son of the first sister takes part in the Civil War, during which he also saves the life of General Grant. After the war has ended, he becomes the sheriff of a frontier town and contributes to the affirmation of the new American civilization.
All actors – Carroll Baker, Lee J. Cobb, Henry Fonda, Carolyn Jones, Karl Malden, Gregory Peck, George Peppard, Robert Preston, Debbie Reynolds, James Stewart, Eli Wallach, John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Brigid Bazlen, Walter Brennan, David Brian, Andy Devine, Raymond Massey, Agnes Moorehead, Harry Morgan, Thelma Ritter, Mickey Shaughnessy, Russ Tamblyn, Spencer Tracy, , Rodolfo Acosta, Mark Allen, Beulah Archuletta, Robert Banas, Willis Bouchey, John Breen, Charlie Briggs, Paul Bryar, Walter Burke, Polly Burson, Kim Charney, Ken Curtis, John Damler, Christopher Dark, Kem Dibbs, Forrest Draper, Craig Duncan, Ben Black Elk Sr., Jay C. Flippen, Sol Gorss, Tom Greenway, James Griffith, Barry Harvey, William Henry, Jerry Holmes, Roy Jenson, Claude Johnson, Walter Kightly, Jack Lambert, John Larch, Stanley Livingston, Herbert Maneval, J. Edward McKinley, Harry Monty, Bob Morgan, Boyd 'Red' Morgan, Robert Nash, Cliff Osmond, Tudor Owen, Harvey Parry, Jack Pennick, Gil Perkins, Red Perkins, Buddy Red Bow, Walter Reed, Chuck Roberson, Victor Romito, Jamie Ross, Gene Roth, Bryan Russell, Danny Sands, Joe Sawyer, Jeffrey Sayre, Phil Schumacher, Harry Dean Stanton, Clinton Sundberg, Karl Swenson, Ken Terrell, Jack Tornek, Lee Van Cleef, William Wellman Jr., Harry Wilson, Carleton Young
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“- Zeb Rawlings: Mike King don't own the railroad!
- Jethro Stuart: Oh? I don't think he knows that.”“There's only one kind of peace I know of, Marshal. That's the kind my brother's got.”
“There ain't much glory in lookin' at a man with his guts hanging out.”
“- Cleve Van Valen: From the first moment I saw you I've known that I couldn't live without you.
- Lilith Prescott: Well... I'd hate to be the cause of your death, Mr. Van Valen.”“Mrs. Rawlings, there ain't much glory in trompin' behind a plow.”
“- Roger Morgan: Wet or dry, you're the handsomest woman I ever did see. Spirit and a fine sturdy body. It's a noble combination, Miss Prescott. Why, for you, child bearin' would come as easy as rollin' off a log.
- Lilith Prescott: Well, I... think I'd rather roll off a log, Mr. Morgan.”“O Lord, without consulting with Thee, we have sent thy way some souls whose evil ways passeth all understanding. We ask Thee humbly to receive them... whether you want them or not! Amen.”
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