Watch Across the Wide Missouri

Across the Wide Missouri is a 1951 drama about fur traders and Native Americans on the frontier. William A. Wellman directed the movie. Clark Gable and Ricardo Montalban head up the cast. The story takes place in the Rocky Mountains in the 1930s. Gable plays fur trader Flint Mitchell. Montalban plays a Blackfoot Indian named Iron Shirt. Mitchell puts together a group of fur traders into a hunting brigade to explore Blackfoot territory. The story is intriguing, and the scenery is beautiful and breathtaking. This is a well-done movie that Gable fans are sure to enjoy. It casts an interesting light on a important part of American history.