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Name: Union Pacific
Released: 1939-4-27
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Akim Tamiroff, Robert Preston, Lynne Overman

Union Pacific

NR
2h 16m
1939

83%

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Hired to keep order on the Union Pacific Railroad westward expansion, troubleshooter Jeff Butler faces sabotage at every turn, led by corrupt banker Asa Barrows and gambler Sid Campeau. Complicating matters, Jeff's old war buddy Dick Allen works for the enemy, and both men vie for the heart of spirited postmistress Mollie Monahan as the race to span a continent grows dangerous.

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

83%

Reviews

Edge Media Network

Frank J. Avella

Preston is in a comedy and delivers a hilarious performance. McCrea is in an action-drama and is excellent.

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Combustible Celluloid

Jeffrey M. Anderson

It's a bit graceless compared to other Westerns of the day, especially John Ford's Stagecoach (both were inspired by stories by Ernest Haycox), but it works in a kind of old-fashioned, broad-spirited way.

This latest de Mille epic contains all the Excelsior qualities we expect in his work but it is never as funny as The Crusades and he has lost his touch with crowds, the stamp of a broad, popular genius who used to remind us a little of Frith.

Released in 1939 and boasting patriotic zeal, DeMille's empire-building epic is one of his most impressive pictures, with wonderful performances from Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea at their peak.

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Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Dennis Schwartz

It has the grand sweep of a DeMille film.

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