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Union Pacific

Name: Union Pacific
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Genre: Drama, Western
Released: 1939-05-05
Duration: 135 min
Rating: 6.578
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Akim Tamiroff, Robert Preston, Lynne Overman

Release Date: May 5, 1939

Genre: Drama, Western

Duration: 2h 15m

Rating: ⭐ 6.6/10

Director: Cecil B. DeMille

Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Akim Tamiroff, Robert Preston, Lynne Overman

Storyline

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?