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Movie Info

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. Barrows, a major investor in a competing railroad line who will profit from any delay. Meanwhile, Allen and his old friend, railroad boss Jeff Butler (Joel McCrea), compete for the attention of Mollie Monahan (Barbara Stanwyck), beautiful postmistress and daughter of the railroad engineer.

Genre:

western
Original Language:

English
Director:

Cecil B. DeMille
Producer:

Cecil B. DeMille
Writer:

Walter DeLeon, C. Gardner Sullivan, Jesse Lasky Jr.
Release Date (Streaming):

Nov 21, 2014
Runtime:

2h 15m
Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Cast & Crew

Barbara Stanwyck
Mollie Monahan

Joel McCrea
Capt. Jeff Butler

Akim Tamiroff
Fiesta

Robert Preston
Dick Allen

Lynne Overman
Leach Overmile

Brian Donlevy
Sid Campeau

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Critic Reviews for Union Pacific

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This latest de Mille epic contains all the Excelsior qualities we expect in his work but it is never as funny as The Crusades and he has lost his touch with crowds, the stamp of a broad, popular genius who used to remind us a little of Frith.

May 8, 2018 | Full Review…

Graham Greene
The Spectator
Released in 1939 and boasting patriotic zeal, DeMille's empire-building epic is one of his most impressive pictures, with wonderful performances from Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea at their peak.

August 15, 2008 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
It has the grand sweep of a DeMille film.

May 18, 2008 | Rating: B | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Rip-snortin', old-fashioned Western, with understated McCrea and hammy Stanwyck a great team.

September 1, 2006 | Rating: 4/5

Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

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Audience Reviews for Union Pacific

Aug 01, 2009

Typical overblown, overlong DeMille epic. Stanwyck is excellent as always although the 30's eyebrows are a bit distracting.

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