Cast & Crew

Directed by

Earl Bellamy

Writing Credits

Honore Morrow
(book)
Douglas C. Stewart
(as Douglas Stewart) &
Eleanor Lamb
(written by)

Cast

Dewey Martin
Henry Sager
Anne Collings
Naome Sager
Aldo Ray
Dr. Dutch
Dean Smith
Kit Carson
James Griffith
Billy Shaw
Stewart Petersen
John Sager
Dehl Berti
White Elk
Bea Morris
Sally Shaw
Scott Petersen
Francis Sager
Debbie van Orden
Catherine Sager
Diane Petersen
Matilda Sager
Suzanne Petersen
Louisa Sager
Julie Petersen
Elizabeth Sager
Christy Clark
Anna Sager
Pat Wilde
Marcus Whitman
Kliss Sparks
Narcissa Whitman
Craig Larson
Indian
Roger Pancake
Adam Polk
Anne David
(as Ann David)
Riley Morgan
Indian
Anne Seymour
Narrator (adult Catherine)

Produced by

Lyman Dayton
producer (as Lyman D. Dayton)
Hubie Kerns
associate producer (as Hubie Kerns Sr.)

Music by

Robert O. Ragland

Cinematography by

Robert W. Stum
director of photography (as Robert Stumm)

Editing by

Dan Greer

Casting By

Henry Rackin

Production Design by

Ray Markham

Makeup Department

William Turner
makeup artist (as Bill Turner)
Louise Walker
hair stylist

Production Management

Frank Doyle
production supervisor
Marsh Hendry
post-production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Russell Llewellyn
assistant director
William White
second assistant director (as William H. White)

Art Department

Roger Pancake
property master
Winston Pruett
property assistant

Sound Department

Norval D. Crutcher
sound editor (as Norval Crutcher)
Ted Gomillion
sound re-recordist
Richard Pitstick
sound mixer (as Richard E. Pitstick)
Bill Swenson
sound boom man
Samuel C. Crutcher
assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Richard Albain
special effects (as Dick Albain)

Stunts

Dean Smith
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Bethel Buckalew
grip
Richard Dawson
generator operator
Gilbert Eastman
electrical operator
Hank Grattan
key grip (as Hank Gratton)
George Griner
first assistant camera
John F. Hart
second assistant camera (as John Hart)
F.A. Miller
grip
Reed Smoot
camera operator
John Tilton
best boy
Grant Williams
gaffer
Chuck Dawson
generator operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Frances Dennis
wardrobe
Terry Kurnow
wardrobe assistant
Pat Tearney
wardrobe: Kit Carson and Indians

Editorial Department

Hal Harrison
assistant editor

Location Management

S. Reed Dayton
location coordinator
Mae Doyle
location secretary
J. Craig Wickens
location controller

Music Department

Jack Hayes
orchestrator
Lee Osborne
music editor
Robert O. Ragland
composer: title song "Only a Dream Away"
Leo Shuken
orchestrator

Script and Continuity Department

Nancy Hansen
script supervisor

Additional Crew

Stewart H. Beveridge
special promotions
Richard Lundin
chief wrangler
Rose Lundin
assistant wrangler
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
production coordinator (as Red Morgan)
Rick Thiriot
public relations
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