Campeaus partner dick allen is jeffs war buddy and rival suitor. In the 1860s the union pacific railroad is being built from east to west to link up with the central. Union pacific 1939 joel mccrea actor, barbara stanwyck actor, cecil b. Demille western, and in the story of the building of the first trancontinental railroad he found a tale with the grand sweep required of a demille movie. Demille with barbara stanwyck, joel mccrea, akim tamiroff, robert preston, year. As part of union pacific s celebration of the 150th anniversary of the transcontinental railroad completion, the newly restored big boy no. Demille was not a great director of westerns and union pacific is. Union pacific 1939 an overseer battles efforts to obstruct the construction of the union. Based on the novel trouble shooter by western fiction author ernest haycox, the film is about the building of the titular railroad of the same name across the american west. This movie and the spike commemorate the 70th anniversary of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad. Union pacific the building of the transcontinental. But financial opportunist asa barrows hopes to profit from obstructing it. Demilles union pacific tells the history of the building the of the transcontinental railroad.
Union pacific 1939 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. For his subject matter demille chose the building of the first transcontinental railroad in the united states. The movie features hundreds of extras and plenty of rip roaring action. Demille and starring barbara stanwyck and joel mccrea. It was an exclusive promotional item given by the studio for the movie. Continuing the odd virginian connection, we have 1939s union pacific. Gallery of 23 movie poster and cover images for union pacific 1939. Jeff butler is hired to insure that the union pacific is completed.
One of the last bills signed by president lincoln authorizes pushing the union pacific railroad across the wilderness to california. An overseer battles efforts to obstruct the construction of the union pacific railroad. Louis to visit fixer campeau brian donlevy about slowing down the railroad, also meeting his partner dick robert preston, early in c. Like everything demille did, union pacific was made on an epic scale. You will find a complete description of union pacific below. The 1939 paramount pictures film union pacific is an epic western film about the building of the union pacific railroad across the united states in the late 1860s as half of the transcontinental railroad which was authorized in 1862 by the us congress and president abraham lincoln. Chief troubleshooter jeff butler has his hands full fighting barrows agent. Veteran dick allen robert preston and gambler sid campeau brian donlevy plot to derail the construction of the union pacific.
See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. Union pacific and its west coast port partners are keeping the supply chain moving for medical supplies and other essential goods coming into the u. Released right around the time of stagecoach, the two big budget films helped to bring the genre out of the bmovie serial slump it was in through much of the 30s. Union pacific 1939 by beatrice on feb 4, 2014 from flickers in time. Union pacific the building of the transcontinental railroad. Released in 1939, it confirmed demilles ability to make wonderfully entertaining epics. Chief troubleshooter jeff butler has his hands full fighting barrows agent, gambler sid campeau. Campeaus partner dick allen is jeffs war buddy and rival suitor for engineers.
Stanwyck plays a young lady who has an irish accent which she does extremely well, and its about the building of the union pacific railroad. See the full list of union pacific cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Barbara stanwyck, joel mccrea, akim tamiroff, robert preston, lynne overman, brian donlevy, robert barrat, anthony quinn director. In 1862, central pacific and union pacific railroads compete westward across the wilderness toward california. Gardner sullivan, jesse lasky et al 1939usa paramount pictures first viewingnetflix rental as the civil war draws to a close, congress approves a transcontinental railroad. One of the last bills signed by president lincoln authorizes pushing the union pacific. Lots of making of the railroad westerns would follow, including a glut of such films in the 1950s. Campeaus partner dick allen is jeffs war buddy and rival suitor for engineers daughter.
Demille, barbara stanwyck, joel mccrea, akim tamiroff, drama, western october 16, 2017 one of the last bills signed by president lincoln authorizes pushing the union pacific railroad across the wilderness to california. Jul 10, 2016 all three wind up trapped in the same railroad car when union pacifics other major obstacle comes calling warring indians determined to stop the railroad in its march west. All union pacific movie posters,high res movie posters image for union pacific. With barbara stanwyck, joel mccrea, akim tamiroff, robert preston. Demille spectacle on the joining of the transcontinental railroad, making this great big country a little smaller, or as it is said, uniting the country with a wedding ring of iron. You will find a complete description of union pacific below original title. Stanwyck and mccrea chemistry is so fantastic with each other. In 1939 the premiere of demilles union pacific was staged in omaha, nebraska headquarters of up.
Its interesting to watch a western movie with a woman as the main character. Barbara stanwyck, joel mccrea, robert preston and brian donlevy starred in demilles bigbudget western, union pacific 1939, about the construction of the transcontinental railroad. Mar 15, 2018 continuing the odd virginian connection, we have 1939s union pacific. A railroad agent faces treachery from an old friend as he struggles to ensure the completion of the union pacific. The reallife spectacle is occasionally interrupted by the fictional adventures of. Union pacific is a not a typical western movie but it has the necessary ingredients to make an epic movie, in which you can laugh, be surprised, cry a tear and also think about us history, including racism towards native americans. Union pacific 1939 is a trains drama, western movie starring barbara stanwyck and joel mccrea. This demille spectacular was a big hit with audiences of 1939, who craved a booster shot of flagwaving now and again. Demille takes us back to the 1860s, then rebuilds the first intercontinental railroad. Very good movie, barbara stanwyck is wonderful and i like mccrea, what about the german version of union pacific. All three wind up trapped in the same railroad car when union pacifics other major obstacle comes calling warring indians determined to stop the railroad in its march west.
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