Cast & Crew

Directed by

William Wyler

Writing Credits

Jessamyn West
(book)
Jessamyn West
(contributing writer) (uncredited)
Michael Wilson
(screenplay) (originally uncredited)

Cast

Gary Cooper
Jess Birdwell
Dorothy McGuire
Eliza Birdwell
Anthony Perkins
Josh Birdwell
Richard Eyer
Little Jess Birdwell
Robert Middleton
Sam Jordan
Phyllis Love
Mattie Birdwell
Peter Mark Richman
Gard Jordan
Walter Catlett
Professor Quigley
Richard Hale
Purdy
Joel Fluellen
Enoch
Theodore Newton
Major Harvey
John Smith
Caleb Cope
Edna Skinner
Opal Hudspeth
Marjorie Durant
Pearl Hudspeth
Frances Farwell
Ruby Hudspeth
Samantha the Goose
Samantha the Goose
Marjorie Main
The Widow Hudspeth
James Anderson
Poor Loser Dunked by Jess
Edward L. Andrews
Soldier
Irvin Ashkenazy
Farmer
Walter Bacon
Carnival Patron
Benjie Bancroft
Carnival Patron
John Barton
Carnival Patron
Phil Bloom
Carnival Patron
Nick Borgani
Carnival Patron
Chet Brandenburg
Quaker
Tex Brodus
Carnival Patron
Bob Burns
Dancer at Carnival
Mary Carr
Emma - Quaker Woman
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Barker
Edmund Cobb
Operator
Bud Cokes
Carnival Patron
Cecil Combs
Carnival Patron
John Compton
Rebel Lieutenant
Chuck Courtney
Reb Courier
John Craven
Band Leader
Billy Curtis
Midget at County Fair
Russell Custer
Carnival Patron
Charles Delaney
Drinker
John Dierkes
Farmer
James Dobson
Rebel Soldier
Richard Elmore
Carnival Patron
Billy Engle
Small Role
Duke Fishman
Carnival Patron
Bob Folkerson
Southern Renegade
Robert Fuller
Youthful Soldier at Shooting Gallery
Ralph Gamble
Medicine Man
Richard Garland
Rebel Bushwhacker Grabbed by Jess
Slim Gaut
Carnival Patron
Everett Glass
Brother Amos - Elder
James Gonzalez
Carnival Patron
Jim Goodwin
Coward
Herman Hack
Quaker
Frank Hagney
Lemonade Vendor
Charles Halton
Brother Cope - Elder
Ron Hargrave
Farmer
Harry Hines
County Fair Barker
Earle Hodgins
Shooting Gallery Operator
George Huggins
Church Member
Jean Inness
Mrs. Purdy
Tom Irish
Young Rebel
Jack Isbell
Carnival Patron
Mary Jackson
Country Woman
Michael Jeffers
Carnival Patron
Frank Jenks
Shell Game Man
Diane Jergens
Elizabeth - Quaker Girl
Leroy Johnson
Forager
Dick Johnstone
Quaker
Chester Jones
Carnival Patron
King Karlo
Fire Eater
Don Kennedy
Buster - Whacked by Eliza
Donald Kerr
Billy Goat's Manager
Wright King
Forager
Helen Kleeb
Old Lady
Paul Kruger
Quaker
Clarence Landry
Carnival Patron
Norman Leavitt
Clem - Looter
Nelson Leigh
Methodist Minister
Tom London
Farmer on Front Line with Gard
Jack Macy
Small Role
Hank Mann
Carnival Patron
William McCarter
Carnival Patron
Doug McClure
Soldier
Tipp McClure
Union Soldier
Tyler McVey
Farmer
Dennis Moore
Farmer
Ralph Moratz
Carnival Patron
Charles Morton
Farmer
Ron Nyman
Carnival Patron
James O'Hara
Forager
Murray Parker
Sword Swallower
Jack Perrin
Carnival Patron
Jack Perry
Carnival Patron
John Pickard
Ex-Sergeant on Front Line with Josh
'Snub' Pollard
Carnival Patron
Ivan Rasputin
Billy Goat - Wrestling Challenger
Gene Roth
Farmer
Henry Rowland
O'Hara
Ralph Sanford
Businessman
William Schallert
Young Husband
Scott Seaton
Quaker
James Seay
Rebel Captain
Lucile Sewall
Carnival Patron
Russell Simpson
Brother Griffith - Elder
Leslie Sketchley
Carnival Patron
Cap Somers
Carnival Patron
Jack Sterling
Rebel
Frank Sully
Rebel Looter
William Tannen
Supply Sergeant
Joe Turkel
Poor Loser
William Vedder
Farmer
Sailor Vincent
Carnival Patron
Glen Walters
Dancer at Carnival
Steve Warren
Haskell
Hart Wayne
Farmer
Wally West
Christian Church Member

Produced by

Harry F. Hogan
assistant producer (uncredited)
Walter Mirisch
executive producer (uncredited)
Robert Wyler
associate producer
William Wyler
producer

Music by

Dimitri Tiomkin
(music composed by)

Cinematography by

Ellsworth Fredericks
director of photography (as Ellsworth Fredricks)

Editing by

Robert Belcher
film editor (as Robert A. Belcher)
Edward A. Biery
film editor (as Edward A. Biery Jr.)
Robert Swink
film editor

Art Direction by

Ted Haworth
(as Edward S. Haworth)

Set Decoration by

Joseph Kish
(as Joe Kish)

Costume Design by

Dorothy Jeakins
(costume design)

Makeup Department

Agnes Flanagan
hair stylist (as Agnes Flanigan)
Emile LaVigne
makeup artist
Glenn Cavender
makeup (uncredited)
John G. Holden
makeup (uncredited)

Production Management

Allen K. Wood
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Austen Jewell
assistant director
Claude Binyon Jr.
assistant director (uncredited)
Thomas Carr
second unit director (uncredited)
William O'Donnell
assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Tom Plews
properties (as Tommy Plews)
James West
construction supervisor (as Jimmy West)

Sound Department

Ralph Butler
recording engineer
Del Harris
sound editor
Gordon R. Glennan
sound recordist: Westrex Sound Services (uncredited)
Gordon Sawyer
sound recordist: Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Augie Lohman
special effects (as August Lohman)
Charles Duncan
special effects (uncredited)
Hank Moreland
special effects (uncredited)
Hank Morland
special effects (uncredited)

Stunts

Tap Canutt
stunts (uncredited)
John Epper
stunts (uncredited)
Loren Janes
stunts (uncredited)
Leroy Johnson
stunts (uncredited)
Slim Talbot
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Ray Rennahan
director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Al St. Hilaire
stills (uncredited)
Phil Stern
still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Bert Henrikson
wardrobe
Norman Martien
wardrobe (uncredited)
Sid Mintz
wardrobe (uncredited)
Adolph Seidel
wardrobe (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Hal Ashby
assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department

Richard C. Harris
music editor
Dimitri Tiomkin
music conducted by
Jack Dumont
musician (uncredited)
Jester Hairston
Choral Director (uncredited)
Paul Marquardt
orchestrator (uncredited)
George Parrish
orchestrator (uncredited)
Herbert Taylor
orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Robert Gary
set continuity
Cosmo Genovese
script supervisor (uncredited)
Harry F. Hogan
script supervisor (uncredited)
Richard Michaels
assistant script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Clarence Marks
consultant
Richard Maybery
production assistant
Stuart Millar
assistant to the producer
Jessamyn West
technical advisor
Nadine Alari
french voice dubbing: Dorothy McGuire (uncredited)
Georges Aminel
french voice dubbing: Joel Fluellen (uncredited)
Louis Arbessier
french voice dubbing: Richard Hale (uncredited)
Albert Augier
french voice dubbing: Harry Hines (uncredited)
Jacques Beauchey
french voice dubbing: Theodore Newton (uncredited)
Gianfranco Bellini
italian voice dubbing: Anthony Perkins (uncredited)
Paul Bonifas
french voice dubbing: Ivan Rasputin (uncredited)
Manlio Busoni
italian voice dubbing: (uncredited)
Emilio Cigoli
italian voice dubbing: Gary Cooper (uncredited)
Giovanna Cigoli
italian voice dubbing: Helen Kleeb (uncredited)
Mario Corte
italian voice dubbing: Everett Glass (uncredited)
Jean Davy
french voice dubbing: Gary Cooper (uncredited)
Raymonde Devarennes
french voice dubbing: MarjorieDurant (uncredited)
Gerald Devriès
french adaptation (uncredited)
Cécile Didier
french voice dubbing: Mary Carr (uncredited)
Fernand Fabre
french voice dubbing: Russell Simpson (uncredited)
Vittoria Febbi
italian voice dubbing: Phyllis Love (uncredited)
Richard Francoeur
french voice dubbing: Everett Glass (uncredited)
Michel François
french voice dubbing: Anthony Perkins (uncredited)
Jean Gournac
french voice dubbing: Charles Halton (uncredited)
Jean-Louis Jemma
french voice dubbing: Peter Mark Richman (uncredited)
Germaine Kerjean
french voice dubbing: Marjorie Main (uncredited)
Pino Locchi
italian voice dubbing: Peter Mark Richman (uncredited)
Giuliana Maroni
italian voice dubbing: Edna Skinner (uncredited)
Luigi Pavese
italian voice dubbing: Robert Middleton (uncredited)
Amilcare Quarra
italian voice dubbing: Richard Hale (uncredited)
Fernand Rauzéna
french voice dubbing: Earle Hodgins (uncredited)
Carlo Romano
italian voice dubbing: Walter Catlett (uncredited)
William Sabatier
french voice dubbing: Don Kennedy (uncredited)
Maria Saccenti
italian voice dubbing: Marjorie Main (uncredited)
Rita Savagnone
italian voice dubbing: Frances Farwell (uncredited)
Stefano Sibaldi
italian voice dubbing: Frank Jenks (uncredited)
Lydia Simoneschi
italian voice dubbing: Dorothy McGuire (uncredited)
Vinicio Sofia
italian voice dubbing: Joel Fluellen (uncredited)
Renato Turi
italian voice dubbing: (uncredited)
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