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Veteran Dick Allen (Robert Preston) and gambler Sid Campeau (Brian Donlevy) plot to derail the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad at the behest of crooked banker Asa M. Barrows, a major investor in a competing railroad line who will profit from any delay. Meanwhile, Allen and his old friend, railroad boss Jeff Butler (Joel McCrea), compete for the attention of Mollie Monahan (Barbara Stanwyck), beautiful postmistress and daughter of the railroad engineer.
Original Release
05/05/1939
US Release
05/05/1939
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Barbara Stanwyck | Mollie Monahan |
| Joel McCrea | Jeff Butler |
| Akim Tamiroff | Fiesta |
| Robert Preston | Dick Allen |
| Lynne Overman | Leach Overmile |
| Brian Donlevy | Sid Campeau |
| Robert Barrat | Duke Ring |
| Anthony Quinn | Cordray |
| Stanley Ridges | General Casement / Gen. Casement |
| Henry Kolker | Asa M. Barrows |
Directors
Writers
Walter DeLeon, C. Gardner Sullivan, Jesse Lasky Jr., Jack Cunningham, Ernest Haycox, Frederick Hazlitt Brennan, Jeanie Macpherson, Stanley Rauh
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Barbara Stanwyck | Mollie Monahan |
| Joel McCrea | Jeff Butler |
| Akim Tamiroff | Fiesta |
| Robert Preston | Dick Allen |
| Lynne Overman | Leach Overmile |
| Brian Donlevy | Sid Campeau |
| Robert Barrat | Duke Ring |
| Anthony Quinn | Cordray |
| Stanley Ridges | General Casement / Gen. Casement |
| Henry Kolker | Asa M. Barrows |
| Francis McDonald | General Dodge / Gen. Dodge |
| Willard Robertson | Oakes Ames |
| Harold Goodwin | Calvin |
| Evelyn Keyes | Mrs. Calvin |
| Richard Lane | Sam Reed |
| William Haade | Dusky Clayton |
| Regis Toomey | Paddy O'Rourke |
| J.M. Kerrigan | Monahan |
| Fuzzy Knight | Cookie |
| Harry Woods | Al Brett |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| William LeBaron | Executive Producer |
| Cecil B. DeMille | Producer |
| William H. Pine | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1940 | Oscar | Best Effects, Special Effects | Nominated |
