Union Pacific [Blu-ray]

Director: Cecil B. DeMille Cecil B. DeMille

Overview

Cecil B. DeMille takes us back to the 1860s, then rebuilds the first intercontinental railroad in Union Pacific. The real-life spectacle is occasionally interrupted by the fictional adventures of railroad overseer Joel McCrea, postmistress Barbara Stanwyck (with an incredible Irish brogue), and McCrea's best pal Robert Preston. Unfortunately Preston has fallen in with Brian Donlevy, who is dedicated to destroying the Union Pacific railroad on behalf of a crooked political cartel. During an Indian attack, McCrea and Preston fight side by side to save Stanwyck, prompting Preston to turn honest. On the day in 1869 that the "Golden Spike" is to be driven at Promontory Point, Preston is killed saving McCrea from Donlevy's bullets. Union Pacific owes a great deal to John Ford's 1924 film on the same subject, The Iron Horse, even restaging one or two major action sequences from the earlier film. This DeMille spectacular was a big hit with audiences of 1939, who craved a booster shot of flag-waving now and again.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/03/2021
UPC:	0738329254780
Original Release:	1939
Rating:	NR
Source:	Kl Studio Classics
Language:	English
Time:	2:15:00
Sales rank:	21,950

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Joel McCrea	Capt. Jeff Butler
Robert Preston	Dick Allen
Brian Donlevy	Sid Campeau
Barbara Stanwyck	Molly Monahan
Akim Tamiroff	Fiesta
Lynne Overman	Leach Overmile
Robert Barrat	Duke Ring,Duke Ring
Anthony Quinn	Jack Cordray
Stanley Ridges	Gen. Casement
Henry Kolker	Asa M. Barrows
Francis McDonald	Gen. Grenville M. Dodge
Willard Robertson	Oakes Ames
Harold Goodwin	E.E. 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
Lon Chaney Jr.	Dollarhide
Joseph Crehan	Gen. U.S. Grant
Julia Faye	Mame
Sheila Darcy	Rose
Joe Sawyer	Shamus
Byron Foulger	Andrew Whipple
Jack Pennick	Harmonica Player
Richard Alexander	Card Player
Ruth Warren	Mrs. Cassidy
Max Davidson	Card Player
Dutch Hendrian	Card Player
Jim Pierce	Card Player,Card Player
Walter Long	Irishman
Monte Blue	Indian
John Merton	Laborer
James Farley	Paddy
Buddy Roosevelt	Fireman
Richard Denning	Reporter
Chief Thundercloud	Indian Brave
Ray Mala	Indian Brave
Iron Eyes Cody	Indian Brave
Sonny Chorre	Indian Brave
Greg Whitespear	Indian Brave
Richard Robles	Indian Brave
Tony Urchell	Indian Brave
Earl Askam	Bluett
John Marston	Dr. Durant
Selmer Jackson	Jerome,Jerome
Morgan Wallace	Sen. Smith
Russell Hicks	Sergeant
May Beatty	Dr. Harknes
Stanley Andrews	Dr. Harknes
Ernie Adams	Gen. Sheridan,Gen. Sheridan
William Worthington	Oliver Ames
Guy Usher	Leland Stanford
James McNamara	Mr. Mills
Gus Glassmire	Gov. Stafford
Creighton Chaney	Dollarhide
Paul Everton	Rev. Dr. Tadd
Frank Yaconelli	Accordion Player
Elmo Lincoln	Card Player
Syd Saylor	Barker
Davison Clark	Doctor
Lane Chandler	Conductor
James Flavin	Paddy
Nestor Paiva	C.P. Conductor
Jack Richardson	Official
Mary MacLaren	Official's Wife
Jane Keckley	Official's Wife
Frank Shannon	Old Man
Maude Fealy	Woman
Stanhope Wheatcroft	Secretary
Ida May	Goldie
George Regas	Actor
Nora Cecil	Snoring Woman on Train
Noble Johnson	Native American Shooting Piano
Florence Lake	Woman
George Anderson	Actor
Si Jenks	Old Prospector
Louis Natheaux	Card Player
Wilbur Mack	Jake - Bartender
Emory Parnell	Foreman
Pat Moriarity	Mike
Robert E. Homans	Man
Edward Le Saint	Father Ryan
Sam McDaniel	St. Louis Waiter
Byron Stevens	Man,Actor
William Pawley	Dinty
Sheila D'Arcy	Rose
David Newell	Reporter

Technical Credits

C. Gardner Sullivan

Jesse Lasky Jr.

Cecil B. DeMille	Director,Producer
Farciot Edouart	Special Effects
Gordon Jennings	Special Effects
Loren L. Ryder	Special Effects
C. Gardner Sullivan	Screenwriter
Jesse Lasky Jr.	Screenwriter