Tycoon (1947)
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Directors
Richard Wallace
Cast
John Wayne, Laraine Day, Cedric Hardwicke, Judith Anderson, James Gleason, Anthony Quinn
The story
Johnny Munroe travels to South America to build a mountain railroad tunnel for Frederick Alexander, a wealthy industrialist. Complications arise when Alexander insists upon a shorter, more dangerous passage and when his daughter Maura develops a romantic interest with Johnny.
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Adventure, Drama, Romance Film, adventure film, drama film, romance film
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