The Big Trail

DVD Features:

Audio:

• Mono - English, Spanish
• Stereo - English

Disc 1: THE BIG TRAIL - Widescreen

Aspect Ratio: Widescreen - 2.10

Additional Release Material:

• Audio Commentaries - Film Historian/Author
• Behind the Scenes - "The Making of THE BIG TRAIL"
• Documentaries - 1. "The Creation of John Wayne"
                          2. "Raoul Walsh: A Man in His Time"
• Featurettes - "The Big Vision: The Grandeur Process"

Text/Photo Galleries:

• Galleries - 1. Images
                  2. Publicity
                  3. Original Posters
                  4. Pressbook Gallery
• Trailers

Disc 2: THE BIG TRAIL - Full Frame

Aspect Ratio: Full Frame - 1.33

Additional Release Material:

• Trailers - Fox Flix Previews

Product Description:

Pioneers heading for Oregon endure the hardships of weather, unfriendly strangers and internal strife in this sophisticated early sound film. Featuring John Wayne in his first starring role, this straightforward Western tale is now overshadowed by its place in history as an early example of Fox's widescreen Grandeur process, its naturalistic sound, and prototypical Wayne performance.

Plot Keywords:

Adventure | Indians | On-The-Road | Romance | Vintage | Western

Production Notes:

• Film debut for actor John Wayne.
• Additional cast: David Rollins(Dave Cameron), Russ Powell (Windy Hill), William V. Mong (Wellmore), Dodo Newton (Abigail), Jack Peabody (Bill Gillis), Marcia Harris (Mrs. Riggs), Marjorie Leet (Mary Riggs), Emslie Emerson (Sairey), Frank Rainboth (Ohio Man), Andy Shufford (Ohio Man's Son), Gertrude and Lucille Van Lent (Sister's from Missouri), and Alphonz Ethier (Marshall).
• Shot in a 70mm widescreen process called Fox Grandeur.
• Film reportedly cost $2 million to make.

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