Union Pacific (1939)

135 min · Classical Western, Drama, Melodrama, Western film, drama film

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2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Cecil B. DeMille

Cast

Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Robert Preston, Akim Tamiroff, Lynne Overman, Brian Donlevy, Anthony Quinn, Robert Barrat, Stanley Ridges, Willard Robertson, Francis McDonald, Henry Kolker, Richard Lane, Regis Toomey, Joseph Crehan

The story

The 1862 Pacific Railroad Act signed by President Abraham Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad westward across the wilderness toward California. Asa Barrows has a stake in the Central Pacific Railroad and hopes to profit from delaying the completion of the Union Pacific. Gambler Sid Campbeau and his partner Dick Allen help Barrows sabotage the endeavor.

Catalogue themes and tags

Abraham Lincoln, Adversary, Affection, American Indian Wars, Baustelle, California, Drawbridge, Eisenbahn, Eisenbahnräuber, Gaunerpaar, Indian, Iren, Konkurent, Kontrahenten, Pistole, Problem, Railway Car, Rivale, Sabotage, Saloon, Train Accident, Train Ride, Wild West, Woman between two Men, Zug, Zwietracht, verlieben, Epic Western, Epic, Action/Adventure, Western, Drama, Action

Genres

Classical Western, Drama, Melodrama, Western film, drama film

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