Union Pacific

May 5, 1939

2h 15m

★ 6.5

"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?

Genres

Drama

Western

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Union Pacific Trailers

Cast

Mollie Monahan

Barbara Stanwyck

Jeff Butler

Joel McCrea

Fiesta

Akim Tamiroff

Dick Allen

Robert Preston

Leach Overmile

Lynne Overman

Sid Campeau

Brian Donlevy

Duke Ring

Robert Barrat

Cordray

Anthony Quinn

Gen. Casement

Stanley Ridges

Asa M. Barrows

Henry Kolker

Gen. Dodge

Francis McDonald

Oakes Ames

Willard Robertson

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4.8

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6.3

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6.7

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3.5

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0.0

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6.0

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0.0

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4.5

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0.0

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5.4

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4.0

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7.1

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6.0

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5.5

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0.0

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0.0

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6.8

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