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  • Brigham Young (1940)
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    114 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Brigham Young (1940)
Approved
114 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

In 1844, after the assassination of Mormon leader Joseph Smith by an angry mob in Illinois, the Mormons choose Brigham Young as their new leader and follow him to a new promised land in Utah.
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Director
Writers
Louis Bromfield | Lamar Trotti (screenplay)
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
Arthur C. Miller (as Arthur Miller)
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Release date
Sep 27, 1940 (United States)

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63 cast members
Name Known for
Tyrone Power
Jonathan Kent Jonathan Kent   See fewer
Linda Darnell
Zina Webb Zina Webb   See fewer
Dean Jagger
Brigham Young Brigham Young   See fewer
Brian Donlevy
Angus Duncan Angus Duncan   See fewer
Jane Darwell
Eliza Kent Eliza Kent   See fewer
John Carradine
Porter Rockwell Porter Rockwell   See fewer
Mary Astor
Mary Ann Young Mary Ann Young   See fewer
Vincent Price
Joseph Smith Joseph Smith   See fewer
Jean Rogers
Clara Young Clara Young   See fewer
Ann E. Todd
Mary Kent (as Ann Todd) Mary Kent (as Ann Todd)   See fewer
Willard Robertson
Heber Kimball Heber Kimball   See fewer
Moroni Olsen
Doc Richards Doc Richards   See fewer
Marc Lawrence
Prosecutor Prosecutor   See fewer
Stanley Andrews
Hyrum Smith Hyrum Smith   See fewer
Frank M. Thomas
Hubert Crum (as Frank Thomas) Hubert Crum (as Frank Thomas)   See fewer
Dickie Jones
Henry Kent Henry Kent   See fewer
Selmer Jackson
Caleb Kent Caleb Kent   See fewer
Frederick Burton
Mr. Webb Mr. Webb   See fewer
Arthur Aylesworth
Jim Bridger Jim Bridger   See fewer
Chief John Big Tree
Big Elk (as Chief Big Tree) Big Elk (as Chief Big Tree)   See fewer
Davison Clark
Johnson Johnson   See fewer
Claire Du Brey
Emma Smith (as Claire DuBrey) Emma Smith (as Claire DuBrey)   See fewer
Dick Rich
1st Mob Leader 1st Mob Leader   See fewer
Edwin Maxwell
2nd Mob Leader 2nd Mob Leader   See fewer
Ralph Dunn
Jury Foreman Jury Foreman   See fewer
George Melford
John Taylor John Taylor   See fewer
Russell Simpson
U.S. Army Major U.S. Army Major   See fewer
Esther Brodelet
One of Brigham Young's Wives (uncredited) One of Brigham Young's Wives (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul E. Burns
Man with California Gold News (uncredited) Man with California Gold News (uncredited)   See fewer
Cliff Clark
Dissenter (uncredited) Dissenter (uncredited)   See fewer
Edmund Elton
Undetermined Role (uncredited) Undetermined Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Jody Gilbert
Stout Woman Who Can't Swim (uncredited) Stout Woman Who Can't Swim (uncredited)   See fewer
William Haade
Skeptic (uncredited) Skeptic (uncredited)   See fewer
Herbert Heywood
Jokester at Chronicle Notice (uncredited) Jokester at Chronicle Notice (uncredited)   See fewer
Cammilla Johnson
Little Girl (uncredited) Little Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Cullen Johnson
Boy in Covered Wagon (uncredited) Boy in Covered Wagon (uncredited)   See fewer
Payne B. Johnson
Boy in Covered Wagon (uncredited) Boy in Covered Wagon (uncredited)   See fewer
David Kirkland
Elder (uncredited) Elder (uncredited)   See fewer
Bob Kortman
Agitator (uncredited) Agitator (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Kruger
Raider (uncredited) Raider (uncredited)   See fewer
Anne Kunde
Mormon (uncredited) Mormon (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank LaRue
Sheriff (uncredited) Sheriff (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Frederick Lindsley
Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited) Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom London
Raider (uncredited) Raider (uncredited)   See fewer
Murdock MacQuarrie
Undetermined Role (uncredited) Undetermined Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Louis Mason
Man Laughing at Joke (uncredited) Man Laughing at Joke (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Middleton
Mob Member (uncredited) Mob Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Lucille Miller
One of Brigham Young's Wives (uncredited) One of Brigham Young's Wives (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Mills
Man in Newspaper Office / Agitator (uncredited) Man in Newspaper Office / Agitator (uncredited)   See fewer
Philip Morris
Mob Member (uncredited) Mob Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Imboden Parrish
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Ruth Robinson
Discouraged Mormon (uncredited) Discouraged Mormon (uncredited)   See fewer
John Roy
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Shannon
Second Man with California Gold News (uncredited) Second Man with California Gold News (uncredited)   See fewer
Lee Shumway
Mob Member (uncredited) Mob Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Tyler
Undetermined Role (uncredited) Undetermined Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddy Waller
Man with California Gold News (uncredited) Man with California Gold News (uncredited)   See fewer
Cecil Weston
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Blackie Whiteford
Court Spectator (uncredited) Court Spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
Hank Worden
Mormon Cheering Porter (uncredited) Mormon Cheering Porter (uncredited)   See fewer
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