Based on the story of the famous Mormon leader, it follows Brigham Young and his challenge to transport his people across the Rocky mountains to settle in Salt Lake City. The plot focuses on two fictitious characters, Jonathan Kent and Zina Webb and the hardships they have to face along the way.
| Directing | Henry Hathaway | Director |
| Writing | Louis Bromfield | Writer |
| Production | Darryl F. Zanuck | Producer |
| Writing | Lamar Trotti | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gwen Wakeling | Costume Design |
| Art | Maurice Ransford | Art Direction |
| Art | Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Robert Bischoff | Editor |
| Art | William S. Darling | Art Direction |
| Camera | Arthur C. Miller | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Alfred Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | David Buttolph | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Cyril J. Mockridge | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Robert Russell Bennett | Original Music Composer |
