How the West Was Won(1962)
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The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family.
Movie: How the West Was Won
Top 10 Billed Cast
Eve Prescott Rawlings
Marshal Lou Ramsey
Jethro Stuart
Julie Rawlings
Zebulon Prescott
Cleve Van Valen
Zeb Rawlings
Roger Morgan
Lilith Prescott
Linus Rawlings
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