The true story of famous Mormon leader Brigham Young and his battle to transport his people across the Rocky Mountains to settle in Salt Lake City. The plot focuses on two of his people, Jonathan Kent and Zina Webb, and the hardships they face along the way.
Cast of Brigham Young
Tyrone PowerJonathan Kent
Linda DarnellZina Webb - The Outsider
Dean JaggerBrigham Young
Brian DonlevyAngus Duncan
Jane DarwellEliza Kent
John CarradinePorter Rockwell
Mary AstorMary Ann Young
Vincent PriceJoseph Smith
Jean RogersClara Young
Ann E. ToddMary Kent
Willard RobertsonHeber Kimball
Moroni OlsenDoc Richards
Marc LawrenceProsecutor
Stanley AndrewsHyrum Smith
Frank M. ThomasHubert Crum
Fuzzy KnightPete
Dickie JonesHenry Kent
Selmer JacksonCaleb Kent
Frederick BurtonMr. Webb
Arthur AylesworthJim Bridger
Chief John Big TreeBig Elk
Davison ClarkJohnson
Claire Du BreyEmma Smith
Tully MarshallJudge
Dick Rich1st Mob Leader
Edwin Maxwell2nd Mob Leader
Ralph DunnJury Foreman
Edmund MacDonaldElder
George MelfordJohn Taylor
Russell SimpsonU.S. Army Major
Paul E. BurnsMan with California Gold News
Cliff ClarkDissenter
Edmund EltonUndetermined Role
Jody GilbertStout Woman Who Can't Swim
William HaadeSkeptic
Herbert HeywoodJokester at Chronicle Notice
Cammilla JohnsonLittle Girl
Cullen JohnsonBoy in Covered Wagon
Payne B. JohnsonBoy in Covered Wagon
David KirklandElder
Bob KortmanAgitator
Paul KrugerRaider
Ann KundeMormon
Frank LaRueSheriff
Charles Frederick LindsleyTrailer Narrator (voice)
Tom LondonRaider
James McQuarrieUndetermined Role
Louis MasonMan Laughing at Joke
Charles MiddletonMob Member
Frank MillsMan in Newspaper Office / Agitator
Philip MorrisMob Member
Imboden ParrishMinor Role
Ruth RobinsonDiscouraged Mormon
John RoyMinor Role
Frank ShannonSecond Man with California Gold News
Lee ShumwayMob Member
Harry TylerUndetermined Role
Eddy Walleran with California Gold News
Cecil WestonMinor Role
Blackie WhitefordCourt Spectator
Hank WordenMormon Cheering Porter