The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)
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Directors
Francis D. Lyon
Cast
Fess Parker, Jeffrey Hunter, Jeff York, John Lupton
The story
In April 1862, Cpl. William Pittenger and several other soldiers, including William Campbell, are posted outside Nashville under orders from General Mitchell. James J.
Genres
Adventure, Western, Western film
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