Film

Western Union

1941 · 1h 35m · Western

A 20th Century-Fox Encore Hit !

IMDb

6.7

Rotten Tomatoes

75%

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.

Robert Young

Richard Blake

Randolph Scott

Vance Shaw

Dean Jagger

Edward Creighton

Virginia Gilmore

Sue Creighton

John Carradine

Doc Murdoch

Chill Wills

Homer Kettle

Slim Summerville

Herman, called "Cookie"

Barton MacLane

Jack Slade

Russell Hicks

Provisional Governor

Victor Kilian

Charlie

Minor Watson

Pat Grogan

George Chandler

Herb

Chief John Big Tree

Chief Spotted Horse

Chief Thundercloud

Indian Leader

Dick Rich

Porky

Addison Richards

Captain Harlow

• Fritz LangDirector
• Robert CarsonScreenplay
• George BruceWriter
• Zane GreyNovel
• Darryl F. ZanuckExecutive Producer
• Edward CronjagerDirector of Photography
• Allen M. DaveyDirector of Photography
• David ButtolphOriginal Music Composer
• Robert BischoffEditor
• Gene Fowler Jr.Editor

Western Union (1941) - Opening Scene

Release date

February 21, 1941

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

NR

Genres

Western

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