The Big Sky

"Two tough Kentucky mountaineers join a trading expedition from St. Louis up the Missouri River to trade whisky for furs with the Blackfoot Indians. They soon discover that there is much more than the elements to contend with."

Cast

Kirk Douglas

as Jim Deakins

Dewey Martin

as Boone Caudill

Elizabeth Threatt

as Teal Eye

Arthur Hunnicutt

as Zeb Calloway

Buddy Baer

as Romaine

Steven Geray

as "Frenchy" Jourdonnais

Henri Letondal

as La Badie

Hank Worden

as Poordevil

Jim Davis

as Streak

Thol Simonson

as Boatman

William Self

as Boatman

Beulah Archuletta

as Blackfoot Dancer

Frank De Kova

as Moleface (uncredited)

John George

as Passerby (uncredited)

Fred Graham

as Sam Eggelston (uncredited)

Jay Novello

as Trapper (uncredited)

Crew

Howard Hawks

Director

A.B. Guthrie Jr.

Novel

Dudley Nichols

Screenplay

Ray Buffum

Adaptation

DeVallon Scott

Adaptation

Howard Hawks

Producer

Dimitri Tiomkin

Original Music Composer

Russell Harlan

Director of Photography

Christian Nyby

Editor

Mel Berns

Makeup Artist

Thol Simonson

Special Effects Technician

Albert S. D'Agostino

Art Direction

Perry Ferguson

Art Direction

Darrell Silvera

Set Decoration

William Stevens

Set Decoration

Dorothy Jeakins

Costume Design

Don L. Cash

Makeup Artist

Larry Germain

Hairstylist