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05/05/1939 Drama, Western 2h 15m
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"Union Pacific" is coming!

Overview

One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California. But financial opportunist Asa Barrows hopes to profit from obstructing it. Chief troubleshooter Jeff Butler has his hands full fighting Barrows' agent, gambler Sid Campeau; Campeau's partner Dick Allen is Jeff's war buddy and rival suitor for engineer's daughter Molly Monahan. Who will survive the effort to push the railroad through at any cost?

  1. Cecil B. DeMille

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Barbara Stanwyck

    Mollie Monahan

  2. Joel McCrea

    Jeff Butler

  3. Akim Tamiroff

    Fiesta

  4. Robert Preston

    Dick Allen

  5. Lynne Overman

    Leach Overmile

  6. Brian Donlevy

    Sid Campeau

  7. Robert Barrat

    Duke Ring

  8. Anthony Quinn

    Cordray

  9. Stanley Ridges

    Gen. Casement

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2019-06-04
There's nothing like hearing an engine whistle in the still night.

Union Pacific is directed by Cecil B. DeMille (aided by others due to illness) and based upon the novel Trouble Shooter, written by Ernest Haycox. It stars Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Robert Preston, Brian Donlevy, Akim Tamiroff and Lynne Overman. Story is a fictionalised account of the building of the railroad across the American West, encompassing the trials, tribulations and rivalries that formed as history was being made.

"The legend of Union Pacific is the drama of a nation, young, tough, prodigal and invincible...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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