OGUNQUIT, Maine—It was the first major Hollywood production to establish the Western as a serious and enduring genre. It was 'The Covered Wagon' (1923), an epic adventure film that would go on to be ...

This epic silent western (1923, 98 min.) by the now forgotten James Cruze is memorable for its pictorial distinction and overall narrative sweep, which helps to overcome the relatively slow pacing.

MILLARD COUNTY, Utah — "The Covered Wagon" wasn't the first Western from Hollywood studios, but it was the first big-budget Western epic, and as such, it's one of the most influential movies of the ...

The film explores The Covered Wagon, an epic 1923 silent film with a new soundtrack, recorded by the Northern Arapaho Eagle Society led by Michael Ridgebear and the Boulder Symphony & Music Academy.