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Western Union

Fritz Lang

1941 • 1h 35m

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 ...

Western Union

Western Union (1941) - Opening Scene

Cast

Robert Young

Robert YoungRichard Blake

Randolph Scott

Randolph ScottVance Shaw

Dean Jagger

Dean JaggerEdward Creighton

Virginia Gilmore

Virginia GilmoreSue Creighton

John Carradine

John CarradineDoc Murdoch

Chill Wills

Chill WillsHomer Kettle

Slim Summerville

Slim SummervilleHerman, called "Cookie"

Barton MacLane

Barton MacLaneJack Slade

Russell Hicks

Russell HicksProvisional Governor

Victor Kilian

Victor KilianCharlie

Minor Watson

Minor WatsonPat Grogan

George Chandler

George ChandlerHerb

Chief John Big Tree

Chief John Big TreeChief Spotted Horse

Chief Thundercloud

Chief ThundercloudIndian Leader

Dick Rich

Crew

Fritz Lang

Fritz LangDirector

Edward Cronjager

Edward CronjagerDirector of Photography

Darryl F. Zanuck

Darryl F. ZanuckExecutive Producer

Travis Banton

Travis BantonCostume Design

Yakima Canutt

Yakima CanuttStunts

Frank McGrath

Frank McGrathStunts

Lynn Shores

Lynn ShoresSecond Unit Director

Sid Jordan

Sid JordanStunts

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Western Union (1941) — Backlot Notes