Brigham Young (film)

Brigham Young
1940 theatrical release poster
Directed byHenry Hathaway
Written byLouis Bromfield
Screenplay byLamar Trotti
Produced byKenneth Macgowan (associate producer)
StarringTyrone Power
Linda Darnell
Brian Donlevy
Jane Darwell
John Carradine
Mary Astor
Vincent Price
Jean Rogers
Ann Todd
Dean Jagger
CinematographyArthur C. Miller
Edited byRobert Bischoff
Music byAlfred Newman
Production
company
20th Century Fox
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • September 27, 1940 (1940-09-27)
Running time
114 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2.5 million[1]

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.

  1. ^ "'Brigham Young' Cost Reported to be $2,500,000". Los Angeles Times. September 3, 1940. p. 8.