Western Union (1941)

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1h 35min
History, Western
21 Feb 1941 (USA)
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When Edward Creighton leads the construction of the Western Union to unite East with West, he hires a Western reformed outlaw and a tenderfoot Eastern surveyor.

Director:

Fritz Lang

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	Robert Young	...	Richard Blake
	Randolph Scott	...	Vance Shaw
	Dean Jagger	...	Edward Creighton
	Virginia Gilmore	...	Sue Creighton
	John Carradine	...	Doc Murdoch
	Slim Summerville	...	Herman
	Chill Wills	...	Homer Kettle
	Barton MacLane	...	Jack Slade
	Russell Hicks	...	Governor
	Victor Kilian	...	Charlie
	Minor Watson	...	Pat Grogan
	George Chandler	...	Herb
	Chief John Big Tree	...	Chief Spotted Horse (as Chief Big Tree)
	Chief Thundercloud	...	Indian Leader
	Dick Rich	...	Porky
	Addison Richards	...	Capt. Harlow
	Irving Bacon	...	Barber
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	C.E. Anderson	...	Old Timer (uncredited)
	Arthur Aylesworth	...	Woody (uncredited)
	Silver Tip Baker	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Bill Beauman	...	Workman (uncredited)
	Hank Bell	...	Telegraph Worker (uncredited)
	Esther Brodelet	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Paul E. Burns	...	Stagecoach Depot Master (uncredited)
	Bob Card	...	Workman (uncredited)
	Albert Cavens	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Clarence Chorre	...	Indian (uncredited)
	Sonny Chorre	...	Indian (uncredited)
	Bob Clark	...	Telegraph Worker (uncredited)
	Cliff Clark	...	Sheriff (uncredited)
	Russ Clark	...	Businessman (uncredited)
	Tommy Coats	...	Henchman (uncredited)
	Iron Eyes Cody	...	Indian Drinking Chemical Solution (uncredited)
	J.W. Cody	...	Indian (uncredited)
	Bahe Denetdeel	...	Indian (uncredited)
	Earl Dobbins	...	Telegraph Worker (uncredited)
	Larry Dods	...	Posse Rider (uncredited)
	Ralph Dunn	...	Work Seeker (uncredited)
	Frank Ellis	...	Workman (uncredited)
	John Epper	...	Indian (uncredited)
	James Flavin	...	Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
	Francis Ford	...	Eastbound Stagecoach Driver (uncredited)
	Tom B. Forman	...	Posse Rider (uncredited)
	Jack Henry Fritz	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Boone Hazlett	...	Indian (uncredited)
	Reed Howes	...	Henchman (uncredited)
	George Huggins	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Sid Jordan	...	Posse Rider (uncredited)
	Cecil Kellogg	...	Henchman (uncredited)
	Jack Kenny	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Tom London	...	Henchman (uncredited)
	Harold A. Malendez	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Kermit Maynard	...	Workman (uncredited)
	Frank McCarroll	...	Posse Rider (uncredited)
	Frank McGrath	...	Posse Rider (uncredited)
	Charles Middleton	...	Stagecoach Rider (uncredited)
	Robert Milasch	...	Workman (uncredited)
	Lucille Miller	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Frank Mills	...	Work Seeker (uncredited)
	Joe Molina	...	Indian (uncredited)
	Merlyn Nelson	...	Workman (uncredited)
	Herman Nowlin	...	Workman (uncredited)
	Steve O'Brien	...	Office Boy (uncredited)
	Tex Phelps	...	Workman (uncredited)
	George Plues	...	Stagecoach Driver (uncredited)
	Clint Sharp	...	Henchman (uncredited)
	Jay Silverheels	...	Indian (uncredited)
	Joe P. Smith	...	Indian (uncredited)
	James P. Spencer	...	Indian (uncredited)
	Harry Strang	...	Henchman (uncredited)
	Jack Tornek	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Tony Urchel	...	Indian (uncredited)
	Eddy Waller	...	Stagecoach Driver (uncredited)
	Ed Warren	...	Henchman (uncredited)
	Blackie Whiteford	...	Posse Rider (uncredited)

Directed by

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Fritz Lang

Written by

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Zane Grey	...	(novel)

Robert Carson	...	(screen play)

Jack Andrews	...	(contributor to dialogue) (uncredited)

George Bruce	...	(contributing writer) (uncredited)

Horace McCoy	...	(contributor to dialogue) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Harry Joe Brown	...	associate producer
Darryl F. Zanuck	...	executive producer (uncredited)

Music by

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David Buttolph

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(uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Edward Cronjager	...	director of photography
Allen M. Davey	...	director of photography

Editing by

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Robert Bischoff	...	film editor
Gene Fowler Jr.	...	(uncredited)

Editorial Department

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Natalie Kalmus	...	color director: Technicolor
Morgan Padelford	...	associate color director: Technicolor

Art Direction by

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Richard Day
Albert Hogsett

Set Decoration by

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Thomas Little

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(set decorations)

Costume Design by

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Travis Banton

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(costumes)

Makeup Department

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Robert Cowan	...	makeup artist (uncredited)
Buddy King	...	hair stylist (uncredited)
Ray Lopez	...	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Jerry Bryan	...	assistant unit manager (uncredited)
Fred Fox	...	production manager (uncredited)
Robert E. Goux	...	unit manager (uncredited)
William Koenig	...	production manager (uncredited)
Ben Silvey	...	unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Otto Brower	...	second unit director (uncredited)
Hal Herman	...	assistant director (uncredited)
Lynn Shores	...	second unit director (uncredited)
Henry Weinberger	...	second assistant director (uncredited)
Saul Wurtzel	...	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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M. Goldman	...	assistant props (uncredited)
Don B. Greenwood	...	props (uncredited)
Charles King	...	painter (uncredited)
Max Lauer	...	landscape man (uncredited)
Roy Pierce	...	carpenter (uncredited)
William Sittel	...	assistant props (uncredited)
Lemuel Tribe	...	assistant props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Bernard Freericks	...	sound
Roger Heman Sr.	...	sound (as Roger Heman)
Carl Daniels	...	cable person (uncredited)
Clarence Schiffer	...	extra cable man (uncredited)
W.R. Snyder	...	assistant sound mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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William F. Mittlestedt	...	mechanical effects (uncredited)
Ben Southland	...	mechanical effects (uncredited)

Stunts

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Yakima Canutt	...	stunts (uncredited)
John Epper	...	stunts (uncredited)
Frank McGrath	...	stunts (uncredited)
Joe P. Smith	...	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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William Cline	...	camera loader (uncredited)
Nelson Cordez	...	camera technician (uncredited)
Henry Cronjager Jr.	...	assistant camera (uncredited)
Fred Hall	...	gaffer (uncredited)
Bruce Hunsaker	...	key grip (uncredited)
Harry Jackson	...	process camera operator (uncredited)
Harry R. Jones	...	grip (uncredited)
Joseph MacDonald	...	camera operator (uncredited)
Roger Mace	...	process technician (uncredited)
Joe Noecker	...	camera maintenance (uncredited)
Frank Powolny	...	still photographer (uncredited)
Herbert Romey	...	grip (uncredited)
Cliff Shirpser	...	assistant camera: Technicolor (uncredited)
Paul Uhl	...	assistant camera technician (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Sam Benson	...	wardrobe (uncredited)
Steve Brandt	...	wardrobe (uncredited)
Tommy Clark	...	wardrobe (uncredited)
Eugene Joseff	...	costume jeweller (uncredited)
Robert Martien	...	wardrobe (uncredited)
Marguerite Royce	...	wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department

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David Buttolph	...	musical director
R.H. Bassett	...	composer: stock music (uncredited)
Edward B. Powell	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Conrad Salinger	...	orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Stanley Scheuer

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script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Harry Brand	...	publicity director (uncredited)
Russel Crane	...	animal wrangler (uncredited)
Henry Fonda	...	technical advisor (uncredited)
Gordon Gordon	...	publicist (uncredited)
Fay Hamblin	...	riding instructor: Robert Young (uncredited)
Art Wright	...	stageman (uncredited)

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Production Companies

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Twentieth Century Fox

Distributors

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Twentieth Century Fox (1941) (United States) (theatrical) (20th Century Fox)
Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1941) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Twentieth Century-Fox (1941) (Mexico) (theatrical)
Twentieth Century Fox (1947) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release) (B&W)
Twentieth Century Fox (1948) (France) (theatrical)
M.P.E.A. (1950) (Austria) (theatrical)
National Telefilm Associates (NTA) (1956) (United States) (tv)
CBS/Fox (1989) (United States) (VHS)
Optimum Home Entertainment (2005) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
Universum Film (UFA) (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
20th Century Fox Television (2011) (United States) (tv)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2013) (United States) (DVD) (20th Century Fox Cinema Archives)
Koch Media (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
Koch Media (2013) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
Kino Lorber (2016) (United States) (DVD)
Kino Lorber (2016) (United States) (Blu-ray)

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Other Companies

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International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association of America (approved certificate) (no. 6715)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	Vance Shaw gives up outlawing and goes to work for the telegraph company, while bandit Jack Slade and his henchmen try to prevent the company connecting the line between Omaha and Salt Lake City. Lots of Indian fighting, gun-play and romance. Written by Ed Stephan Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	zion-national-park herd-of-bison confederate-raider starting-a-forest-fire electric-shock See All (42) »
Taglines	A 20th Century-Fox Encore Hit ! See more »
Genres	History Western
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Australia:G Finland:S France:Tous publics Germany:16 (DVD rating) Italy:T Japan:G New Zealand:G Norway:7 (recommended rating) Norway:16 Sweden:Btl United Kingdom:U United States:Passed (National Board of Review) United States:Approved West Germany:12

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Also Known As	Zane Grey's Western Union (United States) Les pionniers de la Western Union (France) Western Union - Der Überfall der Ogalalla (Germany) Espíritu de conquista (Spain) He olivat urheita miehiä (Finland) See more »
Runtime	95 min
Country	United States
Language	English Sioux
Color	Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Filming Locations	Zion National Park, Utah, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia	The first transcontinental telegraph (completed 10/24/1861 ) was a line that connected the existing network in the eastern US to a small network in California, by means of a link between Omaha (NE) and Carson City (NV)., via Salt Lake City. It was a milestone in electrical engineering and in the formation of the US. It was primarily the work of the newly founded (1851; merged with others in 1956) Western Union telegraph company. See more »
Goofs	During the speeches before they start stringing the telegraph wires, all the flags are 48-star flags. There were only 35 states in the Union in 1861. See more »
Movie Connections	Edited into Buffalo Bill (1944). See more »
Soundtracks	Gwine to Rune All Night See more »
Quotes	Doc Murdoch: Can you cook lamb? Cookie: There are nine different ways to cook mutton. And I know them all! Homer Kettle: Never mind that! Do you cook it with the hair on? Cookie: I should say not! Crowd: Hurray! Homer Kettle: Then you're hired! See more »

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