Union Pacific
US (1939): Western
American history according to DeMille, who directed much of the film lying on a stretcher after prostate surgery; here he adds rich detail to the story of the first transcontinental railroad. Joel McCrea plays the construction foreman who wards off rival Robert Preston's attempts to slow progress through theft and vice. Preston's also his rival for Union Pacific postmistress Barbara Stanwyck who, in one Indian attack, proves she can sling lead as well as the boys. Based on the book by Ernest Haycox. Supporting cast includes Akim Tamiroff, Brian Donleavy and Anthony Quinn. (amctv.com)
1 nomination
· Special Effects 1939: Farciot Edouart & Gordon Jennings, photographic; Loren L. Ryder, sound