

Western
Overview
When Edward Creighton leads the construction of the Western Union to unite East with West, he hires a Western reformed outlaw and a tenderfoot Eastern surveyor. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 2000.
Top Cast


Robert Young
Robert Young
Richard Blake
Robert Young
Richard Blake


Randolph Scott
Randolph Scott
Vance Shaw
Randolph Scott
Vance Shaw


Dean Jagger
Dean Jagger
Edward Creighton
Dean Jagger
Edward Creighton


Virginia Gilmore
Virginia Gilmore
Sue Creighton
Virginia Gilmore
Sue Creighton


John Carradine
John Carradine
Doc Murdoch
John Carradine
Doc Murdoch


Chill Wills
Chill Wills
Homer Kettle
Chill Wills
Homer Kettle


Slim Summerville
Slim Summerville
Herman, called "Cookie"
Slim Summerville
Herman, called "Cookie"


Barton MacLane
Barton MacLane
Jack Slade
Barton MacLane
Jack Slade


Russell Hicks
Russell Hicks
Provisional Governor
Russell Hicks
Provisional Governor


Victor Kilian
Victor Kilian
Charlie
Victor Kilian
Charlie
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