Union pacific 1939 on aug 19, 2019 from caftan woman. Free wallpapers download of union pacific movie, hero, heroine, etc is available in our gallery section. Union pacific is een amerikaanse western uit 1939 onder regie van cecil b. The year 1939 in film is widely considered the most outstanding one ever, when it comes to the high quality and high attendance at the large set of the best films that premiered in the year considered as a percentage of the population in the united states, canada, and the united kingdom at that time. Union pacific 1939 an overseer battles efforts to obstruct the construction of the union pacific railroad. Find movie and film cast and crew information for union pacific 1939 cecil b. The film actually came out in 1939, and for movie buffs, 1939 s a really big year, because we have wizard of oz, we have gone with the wind, goodbye, mr.
Film fans and historians often point to the 1939 movie season for its release of genuine, timeless classics. A piece of history is steaming through iowa this week. 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. An overseer battles efforts to obstruct the construction of the union pacific railroad. However, the union pacific tries mightily to steal as many scenes as possible, and often does so quite handily. Demille, joel mccrea, akim tamiroff, robert preston, lynne overman, brian donlevy. Richardson bts demille union pacific barbara stanwyck wskipe. The president of the contemporary union pacific enthusiastically sent his finest track layers to work in the film.
Union pacific 1939 posted by mark franklin on jul 10, 2016 joel mccrea is jeff butler, a troubleshooter hired by gen. The movie features hundreds of extras and plenty of rip roaring action. Its interesting to watch a western movie with a woman as the main character. Campeaus partner dick allen is jeffs war buddy and rival suitor for engineers.
Barbara stanwyck, joel mccrea, akim tamiroff, cecil b. Chief troubleshooter jeff butler has his hands full fighting barrows agent, gambler sid campeau. In 1862, central pacific and union pacific railroads compete westward across the wilderness toward california. Union pacific 1939 joel mccrea actor, barbara stanwyck actor, cecil b. Based on the novel trouble shooter by western fiction author ernest haycox, the film is about the building of the railroad across the american west. 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. Union pacific owes a great deal to john fords 1924 film on the same subject, the iron horse, even restaging one or two major action sequences from the earlier film. For his subject matter demille chose the building of the first transcontinental railroad in the united states. Union pacific 1939 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The western, a popular genre since movies beginnings due to its easily available outdoor. The reallife spectacle is occasionally interrupted by the fictional adventures of. This movie and the spike commemorate the 70th anniversary of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad. Make offer the union pacific wyoming division cheyennewest part ii 2 vhs tape gandy dancer. Louis to visit fixer campeau brian donlevy about slowing down the railroad, also meeting his partner dick robert preston, early in c. Veteran dick allen robert preston and gambler sid campeau brian donlevy plot to derail the construction of the union pacific. This is one movie i wish had been colorized before the practice was ended. Demille its about the construction of the union pacific railroad, the eastern half of the transcontinental railroad which formed the first rail link between the eastern and western halves of the united states. Union pacific is a 1939 american dramatic western film directed by cecil b. Demille and starring barbara stanwyck and joel mccrea. A roll call of movie titles is all that is needed to back up the claim. Demilles story of the race to unite the nation coast to coast by rail.
Very good movie, barbara stanwyck is wonderful and i like mccrea, what about the german version of union pacific. 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. 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. But financial opportunist asa barrows hopes to profit from obstructing it. In one of the films outrageous scenes, anthony quinn gets an offer, five dollars if you get him on first shot. This demille spectacular was a big hit with audiences of 1939, who craved a booster shot of flagwaving now and again. It was an exclusive promotional item given by the studio for the movie. Union pacific s historic big boy steam locomotive no. The film company unveiled the movie simultaneously at three different omaha theaters on april 28, 1939, within days of the 70th anniversary of the driving of real golden spike which joined the rails of the union pacific and the central pacific in utah in 1869. In 1939, along with fords stagecoach, union pacific was an isolated film, too atypical of the western genre to bring the west back to life, which would happen in the 1950s.
Demille, and starring barbara stanwyck and joel mccrea. Campeaus partner dick allen is jeffs war buddy and rival suitor. All union pacific movie posters,high res movie posters image for union pacific. Jeff butler is hired to insure that the union pacific is completed and arrives at its destination in ogden on. Demille takes us back to the 1860s, then rebuilds the first intercontinental railroad. Met barbara stanwyck, joel mccrea en akim tamiroff. One of the last bills signed by president lincoln authorizes pushing the union pacific railroad across the wilderness to california. Haycox based his novel upon the experiences of a civil engineer, charles h. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Like everything demille did, union pacific was made on an epic scale. Union pacific is the largest railroad in north america, covering 23 states across the western twothirds of the united states register to access secure tools, applications and reports to help simplify your business. Gallery of 23 movie poster and cover images for union pacific 1939. It was all part of a fourday event called the golden spike days celebration.
In fact, the movie recreated the event using the same 1869 golden spike, on loan from stanford university. Dodge to keep peace and order as the union pacific races the central pacific to ogden. In 1939 the premiere of demilles union pacific was staged in omaha, nebraska headquarters of up. Chief troubleshooter jeff butler has his hands full fighting barrows agent. 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 is a 1939 english film stars barbara stanwyck, cecil b. With barbara stanwyck, joel mccrea, akim tamiroff, robert preston. Joel mccrea, barbara stanwyck, robert preston, cecil b.
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