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1939

Union Pacific

Directed by Cecil B. DeMille
"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?

Duration

2h 15m

Released

May 5, 1939

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6.6

Rating76

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Lists16

Cast185

  • Barbara Stanwyck
  • Joel McCrea
  • Akim Tamiroff
  • Robert Preston
  • Lynne Overman
  • Brian Donlevy
  • Robert Barrat
  • Anthony Quinn
  • Stanley Ridges

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