Brigham Young

Brigham Young (also known as Brigham Young – Frontiersman) is a 1940 American biographical western film starring Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell and Dean Jagger that describes Young's succession to the presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after founder Joseph Smith was assassinated in 1844. The supporting cast features Brian Donlevy, Jane Darwell, John Carradine, Mary Astor, Vincent Price and Tully Marshall. Plot The story begins in frontier-town Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1844. It follows the main body of the church as they are forced to leave Illinois, choosing to settle temporarily in Nebraska and then to travel by wagon train to the Great Basin. Much of the story's plot revolves around two of the group, Jonathan Kent and Zina Webb. Cast Tyrone Power as Jonathan Kent Linda Darnell as Zina Webb – The Outsider Dean Jagger as Brigham Young Brian Donlevy as Angus Duncan Jane Darwell as Eliza Kent John Carradine as Porter Rockwell Mary Astor as Mary Ann Young Vincent Price as Joseph Smith Jean Rogers as Clara Young Ann E. Todd as Mary Kent Willard Robertson as Heber Kimball Moroni Olsen as Doc Richards Marc Lawrence as Prosecutor Stanley Andrews as Hyrum Smith Dickie Jones as Henry Kent Selmer Jackson as Caleb Kent Arthur Aylesworth as Jim Bridger Chief John Big Tree as Big Elk Claire Du Brey as Emma Smith Tully Marshall as Judge Dick Rich as 1st Mob Leader Edwin Maxwell as 2nd Mob Leader George Melford as John Taylor Russell Simpson as U.S. Army Major Tom London as Raider (uncredited) Charles Middleton as Mob Member (uncredited) Production Parts of the film were shot in Lone Pine, California, in the plains west of Parowan Gap, and in Utah Lake for the seagull scenes. The Salt Lake City sequences were filmed in California, while the trek across Nebraska and Wyoming was shot in southern Utah.