Film
Union Pacific
1939· NR· 2h 15m· Drama· Western
“"Union Pacific" is coming!”
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?
1939-05-05
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Key Crew
DirectorCecil B. DeMille
ScreenplayC. Gardner Sullivan
ProducerCecil B. DeMille
Director of PhotographyVictor Milner
Original Music ComposerGerard Carbonara
EditorAnne Bauchens
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 28 crew)
Details
Released1939-05-05
Runtime2h 15m · NR
StatusReleased
StudiosParamount Pictures
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.7/10 · 79 votes
Original languageen
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