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Western Union

Western Union

6,0 /10 (87 Votes)
1941 EN 95 min

Overview

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. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 2000.

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Release date

21/02/1941

Votes

87

Popularity

2.3

A 20th Century-Fox Encore Hit !

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

95 min

Robert Young

Robert Young

Richard Blake

Randolph Scott

Randolph Scott

Vance Shaw

Dean Jagger

Dean Jagger

Edward Creighton

Virginia Gilmore

Virginia Gilmore

Sue Creighton

John Carradine

John Carradine

Doc Murdoch

Chill Wills

Chill Wills

Homer Kettle

Slim Summerville

Slim Summerville

Herman, called "Cookie"

Barton MacLane

Barton MacLane

Jack Slade

Russell Hicks

Russell Hicks

Provisional Governor

Victor Kilian

Victor Kilian

Charlie

Minor Watson

Minor Watson

Pat Grogan

George Chandler

George Chandler

Herb

Chief John Big Tree

Chief John Big Tree

Chief Spotted Horse

Chief Thundercloud

Chief Thundercloud

Indian Leader

Dick Rich

Dick Rich

Porky

Addison Richards

Addison Richards

Captain Harlow

Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

Barber

C.E. Anderson

C.E. Anderson

Old Timer

Arthur Aylesworth

Arthur Aylesworth

Woody

No photo

Bill Beauman

Minor Role

Hank Bell

Hank Bell

Telegraph Worker

No photo

Esther Brodelet

Dancer

Paul E. Burns

Paul E. Burns

Stagecoach Depot Master

No photo

Clarence Chorre

Indian

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Sonny Chorre

Indian

No photo

Bob Clark

Telegraph Worker

Cliff Clark

Cliff Clark

Sheriff

No photo

Russ Clark

Businessman

No photo

Tommy Coats

Henchman

Iron Eyes Cody

Iron Eyes Cody

Indian Who Drinks Chemical Solution

No photo

J.W. Cody

Indian

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Bahe Denetdeel

Indian

No photo

Earl Dobbins

Telegraph Worker

No photo

Larry Dods

Posse Rider

Ralph Dunn

Ralph Dunn

Work Seeker

Frank Ellis

Frank Ellis

Camp Defender

No photo

John Epper

Indian

James Flavin

James Flavin

Deputy Sheriff

Francis Ford

Francis Ford

Eastbound Stagecoach Driver

No photo

Tom B. Forman

Posse Rider

No photo

Jack Henry Fritz

Minor Role

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Boone Hazlett

Indian

No photo

Reed Howes

Slade Henchman #2

Sid Jordan

Sid Jordan

Posse Rider

No photo

Cecil Kellogg

Henchman

Tom London

Tom London

Slade Henchman #3

No photo

Harold A. Malendez

Minor Role

Kermit Maynard

Kermit Maynard

Posse Rider

Frank McGrath

Frank McGrath

Posse Rider

Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton

Stagecoach Rider

Lucille Miller

Lucille Miller

Dancer

Frank Mills

Frank Mills

Work Seeker

No photo

Joe Molina

Indian

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Merlyn Nelson

Posse Rider

No photo

Herman Nowlin

Posse Rider

No photo

Steve O'Brien

Office Boy

No photo

George Plues

Stagecoach Driver

No photo

Clint Sharp

Henchman

Jay Silverheels

Jay Silverheels

Indian

No photo

Joe P. Smith

Indian

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James P. Spencer

Indian

Harry Strang

Harry Strang

Henchman

No photo

Tony Urchel

Indian

Eddy Waller

Eddy Waller

Stagecoach Driver #1

No photo

Ed Warren

Henchman

Blackie Whiteford

Blackie Whiteford

Posse Rider

Original Soundtrack

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Wuchak

Wuchak

2020-11-22

⭐ 7

_**Adventures while setting up the telegraph line on the Great Plains**_ As the Civil War breaks out in 1861, a former outlaw (Randolph Scott) joins the team wiring what is now Nebraska and Wyoming for telegraph service. Dean Jagger plays the executive of the project while Robert Young is on hand as a “tenderfoot” from back East. Meanwhile Virginia Gilmore plays the potential romantic interest of the good-badman (Scott) and the heroic newcomer (Young). Directed by Fritz Lang and based on the Zane Grey book, "Western Union" (1941) was a pretty big Western in its day and effectively mixes …

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2023-04-16

⭐ 6

I wonder if Fritz Lang had these three imposed on him by the studio system or whether he chose them? Anyway, sadly the folks we have leading this interesting, pioneering, adventure don't really manage to raise the film from a rather procedural mediocrity - despite this being quite a fascinating story of determination and diplomacy. We start with "Shaw" (Randolph Scott) discovering the injured "Creighton" (Dean Jagger) whilst someone is being pursued by a posse. He helps the man to a nearby house where he abandons him to the well meaning folks who help him recover. It turns out that "Creighton"…

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