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. Like everything demille did, union pacific was made on an epic scale. It was all part of a fourday event called the golden spike days celebration. Campeaus partner dick allen is jeffs war buddy and rival suitor for engineers. 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 s historic big boy steam locomotive no. A roll call of movie titles is all that is needed to back up the claim. 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. Make offer the union pacific wyoming division cheyennewest part ii 2 vhs tape gandy dancer. Union pacific 1939 joel mccrea actor, barbara stanwyck actor, cecil b. In 1939 the premiere of demilles union pacific was staged in omaha, nebraska headquarters of up. All union pacific movie posters,high res movie posters image for union pacific. This is one movie i wish had been colorized before the practice was ended.
For his subject matter demille chose the building of the first transcontinental railroad in the united states. However, the union pacific tries mightily to steal as many scenes as possible, and often does so quite handily. In 1862, central pacific and union pacific railroads compete westward across the wilderness toward california. With barbara stanwyck, joel mccrea, akim tamiroff, robert preston.
The president of the contemporary union pacific enthusiastically sent his finest track layers to work in the film. Union pacific 1939 an overseer battles efforts to obstruct the construction of the union pacific railroad. 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. Joel mccrea, barbara stanwyck, robert preston, cecil b. Gallery of 23 movie poster and cover images for union pacific 1939. One of the last bills signed by president lincoln authorizes pushing the union pacific railroad across the wilderness to california. Its interesting to watch a western movie with a woman as the main character. 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. Demille and starring barbara stanwyck and joel mccrea. Met barbara stanwyck, joel mccrea en akim tamiroff. The western, a popular genre since movies beginnings due to its easily available outdoor. Veteran dick allen robert preston and gambler sid campeau brian donlevy plot to derail the construction of the union pacific.
Haycox based his novel upon the experiences of a civil engineer, charles h. Union pacific is a 1939 american dramatic western film directed by cecil b. Richardson bts demille union pacific barbara stanwyck wskipe. Demilles story of the race to unite the nation coast to coast by rail. It was an exclusive promotional item given by the studio for the movie. 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 een amerikaanse western uit 1939 onder regie van cecil b. Dodge to keep peace and order as the union pacific races the central pacific to ogden. The movie features hundreds of extras and plenty of rip roaring action. A piece of history is steaming through iowa this week. Union pacific 1939 posted by mark franklin on jul 10, 2016 joel mccrea is jeff butler, a troubleshooter hired by gen. 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. In one of the films outrageous scenes, anthony quinn gets an offer, five dollars if you get him on first shot.
Chief troubleshooter jeff butler has his hands full fighting barrows agent. Union pacific 1939 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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. This movie and the spike commemorate the 70th anniversary of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad. Jeff butler is hired to insure that the union pacific is completed and arrives at its destination in ogden on. Union pacific is a 1939 english film stars barbara stanwyck, cecil b. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Louis to visit fixer campeau brian donlevy about slowing down the railroad, also meeting his partner dick robert preston, early in c. Very good movie, barbara stanwyck is wonderful and i like mccrea, what about the german version of union pacific. Free wallpapers download of union pacific movie, hero, heroine, etc is available in our gallery section.
But financial opportunist asa barrows hopes to profit from obstructing it. The reallife spectacle is occasionally interrupted by the fictional adventures of. 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. 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. Demille takes us back to the 1860s, then rebuilds the first intercontinental railroad. Campeaus partner dick allen is jeffs war buddy and rival suitor. In fact, the movie recreated the event using the same 1869 golden spike, on loan from stanford university. 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. Film fans and historians often point to the 1939 movie season for its release of genuine, timeless classics. Barbara stanwyck, joel mccrea, akim tamiroff, cecil b. Demille, joel mccrea, akim tamiroff, robert preston, lynne overman, brian donlevy. Find movie and film cast and crew information for union pacific 1939 cecil b.
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