| Brigham Young | |
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 1940 theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Henry Hathaway |
| Written by | Louis Bromfield |
| Screenplay by | Lamar Trotti |
| Produced by | Kenneth Macgowan (associate producer) |
| Starring | Tyrone Power Linda Darnell Brian Donlevy Jane Darwell John Carradine Mary Astor Vincent Price Jean Rogers Ann Todd Dean Jagger |
| Cinematography | Arthur C. Miller |
| Edited by | Robert Bischoff |
| Music by | Alfred Newman Robert Russell Bennett (uncredited) David Buttolph (uncredited) Cyril J. Mockridge (uncredited) |
Production company | 20th Century Fox |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.5 million[1] |
Brigham Young (also known asBrigham Young – Frontiersman) is a 1940 Americanbiographicalwestern film starringTyrone Power,Linda Darnell andDean Jagger that describesYoung'ssuccession to thepresidency ofthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after founderJoseph Smith wasassassinated in 1844. The supporting cast featuresBrian Donlevy,Jane Darwell,John Carradine,Mary Astor,Vincent Price andTully Marshall.
In frontier-townNauvoo, Illinois in 1844, the main body of the church are forced to leave Illinois, choosing to settle temporarily inNebraska. They then to travel by wagon train to theGreat Basin.
Parts of the film were shot inLone Pine, California, in the plains west ofParowan Gap, and inUtah Lake for the seagull scenes.[2]: 287 TheSalt Lake City sequences were filmed in California, while the trek across Nebraska and Wyoming was shot in southern Utah.[3]
Michael and Henry Medved includedBrigham Young in their 1984 book describing film financial failures,The Hollywood Hall of Shame, stating "Twentieth Century-Fox tried to emphasize its star power and to downplay the religious elements (eventually re-titling itBrigham Young, Frontiersman), but the picture still failed, even in Utah."[4]