The Big Trail was directed by a person.
Raoul A. Walsh ( March 11 , 1887December 31 , 1980 ) was an American film director , actor , founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) and the brother of the silent screen actor George Walsh . The Big Trail is a 1930 American pre-Code early widescreen movie shot on location across the American West starring John Wayne in his first leading role and directed by Raoul Walsh .