"Union Pacific" is coming!
One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California. But financial opportunist Asa Barrows hopes to profit from obstructing it. Chief troubleshooter Jeff Butler has his hands full fighting Barrows' agent, gambler Sid Campeau; Campeau's partner Dick Allen is Jeff's war buddy and rival suitor for engineer's daughter Molly Monahan. Who will survive the effort to push the railroad through at any cost?
Barbara Stanwyck Joel McCrea Akim Tamiroff Robert Preston Lynne Overman Brian Donlevy Robert Barrat Anthony Quinn Stanley Ridges Henry Kolker Francis McDonald Willard Robertson Harold Goodwin Evelyn Keyes Richard Lane William Haade Regis Toomey J. M. Kerrigan Fuzzy Knight Harry Woods Lon Chaney Jr. Joseph Crehan Julia Faye Sheila Darcy Ernie Adams Stanley Andrews Richard Alexander George Anderson Sam Ash Earl Askam Harry A. Bailey May Beatty Don Beddoe Genevieve Bell Monte Blue Ward Bond Dick Botiller Ed Brady Tom Burke George Burton A.S. Byron E.H. Calvert Steve Carruthers Nora Cecil Wheaton Chambers Lane Chandler Jack Chapin Sonny Chorre Davison Clark Jack Rube Clifford David Clyde Iron Eyes Cody Allen Connor Hal Craig Sidney D'Albrook Max Davidson Alfonso De Cruz Victor De Linsky Richard Denning Mike Driscoll Tex Driscoll Peter Du Rey Jimmie Dundee Paul Everton Jim Farley Martin Faust Maude Fealy John Fee Eddie Fetherston James Flavin Byron Foulger J. C. Fowler George B. French Will Geer Kenneth Gibson Joe Gilbert William Gillis Wesley Giraud Gus Glassmire Dick Gordon Douglas Gordon Wylie Grant George Guhl Chuck Hamilton John Harmon Pat Hartigan Beth Hartman Edward Hearn Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian Russell Hicks Leon Holmes Robert Homans Mitchell Ingraham T.C. Jack Selmer Jackson Si Jenks Noble Johnson Jack W. Johnston Edward Keane Jane Keckley Jim Kelso Jack Kennedy Bob Kortman Frank Lackteen Ethan Laidlaw Florence Lake Bobby LaSalle Alexander Leftwich Edward LeSaint Elmo Lincoln Walter Long Viola Louie Evelyn Luckey Evelyn Luckey Hugh MacDonald Wilbur Mack Mary MacLaren George Magrill Tom Mahoney Mala John Marston Ida May Charles McAvoy Sam McDaniel Charles McMurphy James McNamara John Merton Ray Miller Frank Mills Pat Moriarity Adrian Morris Horace Murphy Jack Murphy Louis Natheaux David Newell Nestor Paiva Emory Parnell Doreen Pastor William Pawley Edward Peil Sr. Jack Pennick Albert Petit James Pierce Russ Powell John Power Hal Price Frances Rather George Regas John J. Richardson Cyril Ring Margaret Roach Richard Robles Buddy Roosevelt Dick Rush Joe Sawyer Francis Sayles Syd Saylor Ed Schaefer Ynez Seabury Frank Shannon Michael Slade Lew Short James P. Spencer Edwin Stanley Robert R. Stephenson Bert Stevens Charles Stevens Mark Strong John M. Sullivan Albert Taylor Nick Thompson Chief Thundercloud David Thursby Archie Twitchell Tony Urchel Guy Usher Morgan Wallace Calla Waltz Ruth Warren Stanhope Wheatcroft Blackie Whiteford Greg Whitespear William Worthington Frank Yaconelli Duke York
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