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Union Pacific
1939
2h 15m
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?
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Cast
Barbara StanwyckMollie Monahan
Joel McCreaJeff Butler
Akim TamiroffFiesta
Robert PrestonDick Allen
Lynne OvermanLeach Overmile
Brian DonlevySid Campeau
Robert BarratDuke Ring
Anthony QuinnCordray
Stanley RidgesGen. Casement
Henry KolkerAsa M. Barrows
Francis McDonaldGen. Dodge
Willard RobertsonOakes Ames
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