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Union Pacific ()

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In 1862, Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads compete westward across the wilderness toward California.
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Mollie Monahan
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Jeff Butler
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Fiesta
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Dick Allen
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Leach Overmile
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Sid Campeau
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Duke Ring
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Cordray
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General Casement
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Asa M. Barrows
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General Dodge
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Oakes Ames
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Calvin
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Mrs. Calvin
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Sam Reed
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Dusky Clayton
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Paddy O'Rourke
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Monahan
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Cookie
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Al Brett
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Dollarhide
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General Ulysses S. Grant
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Mame
Sheila Darcy ...
Rose
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General Philip Sheridan (uncredited)
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Card Player (uncredited)
George Anderson ...
Railwayman (uncredited)
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Doctor Harkness (uncredited)
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Railwayman (uncredited)
Earl Askam ...
Bluett (uncredited)
Harry A. Bailey ...
Senator (uncredited)
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Mrs. Hogan (uncredited)
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Genevieve Bell ...
Kate (uncredited)
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Indian (uncredited)
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Bit Part (uncredited)
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Tom Burke ...
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George Burton ...
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Old Irishman (uncredited)
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Major (uncredited)
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Snoring Woman on Train (uncredited)
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Jack Chapin ...
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Sonny Chorre ...
Indian (uncredited)
Davison Clark ...
Doctor (uncredited)
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James Conaty ...
Senate Secretary (uncredited)
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Hal Craig ...
Cassidy (uncredited)
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Alfonso De Cruz ...
Draftsman (uncredited)
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Denny (uncredited)
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Peter Du Rey ...
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Rev. Dr. Todd (uncredited)
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Railwayman (uncredited)
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John Fee ...
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Eddie Fetherston ...
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Paddy (uncredited)
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Andrew Whipple (uncredited)
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Official (uncredited)
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Senator (uncredited)
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Foreman (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson ...
Card Player (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert ...
Telegrapher (uncredited)
William Gillis ...
Workman (uncredited)
Wesley Giraud ...
Boy (uncredited)
Gus Glassmire ...
Governor Stafford (uncredited)
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Irishman (uncredited)
Wylie Grant ...
Savage (uncredited)
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John Harmon ...
One-Armed Reporter (uncredited)
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Irishman (uncredited)
Beth Hartman ...
Belle (uncredited)
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Sergeant (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian ...
Irishman at Bar (uncredited)
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Mr. Sargent (uncredited)
Leon Holmes ...
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Official (uncredited)
T.C. Jack ...
Irishman (uncredited)
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Jerome (uncredited)
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Old Prospector (uncredited)
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Indian-Shooting Piano (uncredited)
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Edward Keane ...
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Jane Keckley ...
Official's Wife (uncredited)
Jim Kelso ...
Railwayman (uncredited)
Jack Kennedy ...
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Gentleman at Golden Spike Ceremony (uncredited)
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Washwoman (uncredited)
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Fanny (uncredited)
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Bobby LaSalle ...
Fanny (uncredited)
Alexander Leftwich ...
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Father Ryan (uncredited)
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Viola Louie ...
Lil (uncredited)
Evelyn Luckey ...
Lulu (uncredited)
Hugh MacDonald ...
Gambler (uncredited)
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Jake (uncredited)
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Official's Wife (uncredited)
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Surveyor (uncredited)
Tom Mahoney ...
Irishman (uncredited)
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Indian Finding Cigar Store Indian (uncredited)
John Marston ...
Durant (uncredited)
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Goldie (uncredited)
Charles McAvoy ...
Railwayman (uncredited)
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St. Louis Waiter (uncredited)
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Irishman (uncredited)
James McNamara ...
Mr. Mills (uncredited)
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Ray Miller ...
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Irishman (uncredited)
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Mike (uncredited)
Adrian Morris ...
Railwayman (uncredited)
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Irishman (uncredited)
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Terry (uncredited)
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Card Player (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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Canadian Pacific Conductor (uncredited)
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Foreman (uncredited)
Doreen Pastor ...
Ruby (uncredited)
William Pawley ...
Dinty (uncredited)
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Harmonicist (uncredited)
Albert Petit ...
Watercolorist (uncredited)
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Vendor (uncredited)
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Irishman (uncredited)
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Frances Rather ...
Official's Daughter (uncredited)
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Indian Hearing Mollie's Telegraphy (uncredited)
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Official (uncredited)
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Violet (uncredited)
Richard Robles ...
Indian Chief (uncredited)
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Dick Rush ...
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Shamus (uncredited)
Francis Sayles ...
Railwayman (uncredited)
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Barker (uncredited)
Ed Schaefer ...
Irishman (uncredited)
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Shrimp (uncredited)
Frank Shannon ...
Old Man (uncredited)
Lew Short ...
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Michael Slade ...
Irishman (uncredited)
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Townsman in Saloon (uncredited)
James P. Spencer ...
Indian (uncredited)
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Businessman at Financiers' Meeting (uncredited)
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Indian Shooting Mollie (uncredited)
Mark Strong ...
Connors (uncredited)
John M. Sullivan ...
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Albert Taylor ...
Irishman (uncredited)
Nick Thompson ...
Indian (uncredited)
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Indian (uncredited)
David Thursby ...
Irishman (uncredited)
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Secretary (uncredited)
Tony Urchel ...
Indian (uncredited)
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Leland Stanford (uncredited)
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Senator Smith (uncredited)
Calla Waltz ...
Maggie (uncredited)
Ruth Warren ...
Mrs. Cassidy (uncredited)
Stanhope Wheatcroft ...
Secretary (uncredited)
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Irishman on Dance Floor (uncredited)
Greg Whitespear ...
Indian (uncredited)
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Indian with Accordion (uncredited)
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Oliver Ames (uncredited)
Frank Yaconelli ...
Saloon Gambler (uncredited)
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Railwayman (uncredited)

Directed by

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Cecil B. DeMille

Written by

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Walter DeLeon ... (screen play) &
C. Gardner Sullivan ... (screen play) and
Jesse Lasky Jr. ... (screen play)
 
Jack Cunningham ... (adaptation)
 
Ernest Haycox ... (story)
 
Frederick Hazlitt Brennan ... (contributor to treatment) (uncredited)
 
Ernest Haycox ... (novel "Trouble Shooters") (uncredited)
 
Jeanie Macpherson ... (contributor to screenplay construction) (uncredited)
 
Stanley Rauh ... () (uncredited)

Produced by

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Cecil B. DeMille ... producer
William LeBaron ... executive producer
William H. Pine ... associate producer

Music by

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Sigmund Krumgold
John Leipold
Gerard Carbonara ... (uncredited)
Leo Shuken ... (uncredited)
Victor Young ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Victor Milner ... (photographed by)

Editing by

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Anne Bauchens ... (edited by)

Editorial Department

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Carley Livingston ... assistant editor (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Roland Anderson
Hans Dreier

Costume Design by

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Natalie Visart ... (costumes) (as Visart)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Arthur Rosson ... second unit director
Charles Barton ... assistant director (uncredited)
James P. Hogan ... third unit director (uncredited)
Edward Salven ... assistant director (uncredited)
Harry Scott ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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A.E. Freudeman ... interior decorator
Russ Brown ... props (uncredited)
Dan Sayre Groesback ... scene artist (uncredited)
Michael D. Moore ... props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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John Cope ... sound recordist
Harry Lindgren ... sound recordist
Loren L. Ryder ... re-recording mixer (uncredited)
George Tomasini ... sound effects editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Barney Wolff ... special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Farciot Edouart ... process photography
Gordon Jennings ... special photographic effects
Dewey Wrigley ... process photography
Jan Domela ... matte artist (uncredited)
Paul K. Lerpae ... optical cinematography (uncredited)

Stunts

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Noble Johnson ... stunts (uncredited)
Ted Mapes ... stunt double: Joel McCrea (uncredited)
Greg Whitespear ... stunts (uncredited)
Mary Wiggins ... stunt double: Barbara Stanwyck (uncredited)
Duke York ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Harry Hallenberger ... camera operator: second unit (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Edna Shotwell ... wardrobe (uncredited)

Location Management

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L.R. Davison ... location auditor (uncredited)

Music Department

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George Antheil ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Charles Bradshaw ... music adaptor (uncredited)
Louis Lipstone ... musical director (uncredited)
Irvin Talbot ... conductor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Hogan ... script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Edwin Maxwell ... dialogue supervisor
Lucius Beebe ... technical advisor (uncredited)
Charles Chamberlain ... technical advisor: Union Pacific Railroad (uncredited)
A.C. Zoulis ... chief engineer (uncredited)
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Storyline

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Plot Summary

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? Written by Rod Crawford

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Taglines THRILL to the greatest train wreck ever filmed ..a whole train in terrible collision with a huge 50,000-gallon water tower...smashed to bits! (print ad - Lubbock Evening Journal - Palace Theatre - Lubbock, Texas - May 9, 1939) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Pacific Express (France)
  • Die Frau gehört mir (Germany)
  • Unión Pacífico (Spain)
  • Pacific-Express (Austria)
  • Aliança de Aço (Portugal)
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  • 135 min
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Budget $1,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia The gold spike used at the ceremony to mark the end of the construction was the same spike used in the May 10, 1869 event, on loan from Stanford University. See more »
Goofs The golden spike ceremony shown in the movie is not true. The golden spike was lowered into an auger hole not driven. Gold is a soft metal and striking it as they did in the movie would have severely damaged it. The original golden spike now at Stanford University shows no mallet marks on the head. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Amerikai filmtípusok - A western (1989). See more »
Soundtracks The Rose of St. Louis See more »
Quotes Jeff Butler: [informing Mollie that her husband Dick Allen is dead] He'll be waiting for us... at the end of track.
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