United Kingdom / Feb 21, 1941 / PG
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Barton MacLane | Jack Slade |
| Russell Hicks | Provisional Governor |
| Victor Kilian | Charlie |
| Minor Watson | Pat Grogan |
| George Chandler | Herb |
| Chief John Big Tree | Chief Spotted Horse |
| Chief Thundercloud | Indian Leader |
| Dick Rich | Porky |
| Addison Richards | Captain Harlow |
| Irving Bacon | Barber |
| C.E. Anderson | Old Timer |
| Arthur Aylesworth | Woody |
| Bill Beauman | Minor Role |
| Hank Bell | Telegraph Worker |
| Esther Brodelet | Dancer |
| Paul E. Burns | Stagecoach Depot Master |
| Clarence Chorre | Indian |
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| Sonny Chorre | Indian |
| Bob Clark | Telegraph Worker |
| Cliff Clark | Sheriff |
| Russ Clark | Businessman |
| Tommy Coats | Henchman |
| Iron Eyes Cody | Indian Who Drinks Chemical Solution |
| J.W. Cody | Indian |
| Bahe Denetdeel | Indian |
| Earl Dobbins | Telegraph Worker |
| Larry Dods | Posse Rider |
| Ralph Dunn | Work Seeker |
| Frank Ellis | Camp Defender |
| John Epper | Indian |
| James Flavin | Deputy Sheriff |
| Francis Ford | Eastbound Stagecoach Driver |
| Tom B. Forman | Posse Rider |
| Jack Henry Fritz | Minor Role |
| Boone Hazlett | Indian |
| Reed Howes | Slade Henchman #2 |
| Sid Jordan | Posse Rider |
| Cecil Kellogg | Henchman |
| Tom London | Slade Henchman #3 |
| Harold A. Malendez | Minor Role |
| Kermit Maynard | Posse Rider |
| Frank McGrath | Posse Rider |
| Charles Middleton | Stagecoach Rider |
| Lucille Miller | Dancer |
| Frank Mills | Work Seeker |
| Joe Molina | Indian |
| Merlyn Nelson | Posse Rider |
| Herman Nowlin | Posse Rider |
| Steve O'Brien | Office Boy |
| George Plues | Stagecoach Driver |
| Clint Sharp | Henchman |
| Jay Silverheels | Indian |
| Joe P. Smith | Indian |
| James P. Spencer | Indian |
| Harry Strang | Henchman |
| Tony Urchel | Indian |
| Eddy Waller | Stagecoach Driver #1 |
| Ed Warren | Henchman |
| Blackie Whiteford | Posse Rider |
Genres
Western
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Western Union |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date | 21 febbraio 1941 |
| Executive producer | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Production | Harry Joe Brown |
| Writer | Zane Grey, Robert Carson, George Bruce, Jack Andrews, Horace McCoy |
| Editing | Robert Bischoff, Gene Fowler Jr. |
| Cinematography | Edward Cronjager, Allen M. Davey |
| Assistant directors | Hal Herman, Henry Weinberger, Saul Wurtzel, Fritz Lang, Otto Brower, Lynn Shores |
| Lighting | Fred Hall |
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Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Feb 21, 1941 / NR
France / Apr 14, 1948
Germany / Nov 08, 1949
Physical media
Netherlands / Feb 21, 2005 / DVD
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