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Western Union

A 20th Century-Fox Encore Hit !

6.0

1h 35m

1941

“A 20th Century-Fox Encore Hit !”

Synopsis

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.

Director

Fritz Lang

Trailer

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Cast & Crew

Robert Young

Robert Young

as Richard Blake

Randolph Scott

Randolph Scott

as Vance Shaw

Dean Jagger

Dean Jagger

as Edward Creighton

Virginia Gilmore

Virginia Gilmore

as Sue Creighton

John Carradine

John Carradine

as Doc Murdoch

Chill Wills

Chill Wills

as Homer Kettle

Slim Summerville

Slim Summerville

as Herman, called "Cookie"

Barton MacLane

Barton MacLane

as Jack Slade

Russell Hicks

Russell Hicks

as Provisional Governor

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