How The West Was Won

Henry Hathaway, John Ford, George Marshall (director)
James R. Webb (screenwriter)
Carroll Baker, Lee J. Cobb, Henry Fonda, Carolyn Jones, Karl Malden, Gregory Peck, John Wayne (starring)

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1962. Vintage photograph of actor James Stewart, director Henry Hathaway and cinematographer Charles Lang on the set of the 1962 film. With a mimeo snipe and studio stamp on the verso.

An epic and romanticized depiction of Westward Expansion set between 1839 and 1889, comprised of five episodes and following four generations of a family as they move westward from New York. One of two dramatic films shot for the curved screen, three projector, Cinerama format. The film won three Academy Awards including Best Screenplay and was nominated for five others.

8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

National Film Registry.


[Book #145520]