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Western Union

  • 1941
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  • 1h 35min
CALIFICACIÓN DE IMDb
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Randolph Scott, Robert Young, Virginia Gilmore, and Dean Jagger in Western Union (1941)
Classical WesternHistoryWestern

Cuando Edward Creighton dirige la construcción de la Western Union para unir el Este con el Oeste, contrata a un forajido reformado del Oeste y a un topógrafo novato del Este.Cuando Edward Creighton dirige la construcción de la Western Union para unir el Este con el Oeste, contrata a un forajido reformado del Oeste y a un topógrafo novato del Este.Cuando Edward Creighton dirige la construcción de la Western Union para unir el Este con el Oeste, contrata a un forajido reformado del Oeste y a un topógrafo novato del Este.

  • Dirección
    • Fritz Lang
  • Guionistas
    • Zane Grey
    • Robert Carson
    • Jack Andrews
  • Elenco
    • Robert Young
    • Randolph Scott
    • Dean Jagger
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  • CALIFICACIÓN DE IMDb
    6.7/10
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    • Dirección
      • Fritz Lang
    • Guionistas
      • Zane Grey
      • Robert Carson
      • Jack Andrews
    • Elenco
      • Robert Young
      • Randolph Scott
      • Dean Jagger
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    Robert Young
    Robert Young
    • Richard Blake
    Randolph Scott
    Randolph Scott
    • Vance Shaw
    Dean Jagger
    Dean Jagger
    • Edward Creighton
    Virginia Gilmore
    Virginia Gilmore
    • Sue Creighton
    John Carradine
    John Carradine
    • Doc Murdoch
    Slim Summerville
    Slim Summerville
    • Herman
    Chill Wills
    Chill Wills
    • Homer Kettle
    Barton MacLane
    Barton MacLane
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    Russell Hicks
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    Victor Kilian
    Victor Kilian
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    Minor Watson
    • Pat Grogan
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    George Chandler
    • Herb
    Chief John Big Tree
    Chief John Big Tree
    • Chief Spotted Horse
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    Chief Thundercloud
    • Indian Leader
    Dick Rich
    Dick Rich
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    Addison Richards
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      • Robert Carson
      • Jack Andrews
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    hugedeal

    Bit of Movie Trivia

    A good part of this movie was shot on location in southern Utah. When Fritz Lang arrived and saw the local Indians who were hired for the movie they were short stocky built people like many of the tribes in the southwestern area of the United States. This did not meet Langs idyllic picture of the tall thin and muscular Indian he had cultivated while he was still in Europe where he was already fascinated with the American west and its's western films. He promptly fired all of the local tribes people and had extras sent from central casting in Hollywood, most of whom were Anglo, to meet his view of Native Americans.
    alv790

    the second Fritz Lang western

    The second of Fritz Lang's three westerns (after "The Return of Frank James" and before "Rancho Notorious").

    This is one of those "company" westerns, showing history being made, or at least some version of history, as some big company struggled to connect the East and the West, this time by telegraph.

    Within this style, I did enjoy DeMille's Union Pacific (1939) a bit more, although this one is very entertaining and has several things going on for it.

    The scenery photography is stunning, taking advantage of the early Technicolor. Also, the central conflict, with a convincing Randolph Scott trying to escape his criminal past and the shadow of his brother, was pleasantly poignant, with a good final shoot-out. The movie has a good pace too, at least in its second half, with plenty of action.

    On the minus side, although very competently-made, it is a bit by the numbers, with the usual comical relief characters, ridiculous Indians, and in general few surprises (other reviewers were surprised by the ending, but in this case I was expecting it).

    This is certainly quite common in classic westerns, but the romance seems to be included out of duty more than because it's an integral part of the plot.
    8ma-cortes

    Historical and lavish Western involving stubborn promoters who carry out the telegraph route from Omaha to Salt Lake City

    A spectacular and mighty adventure during the Civil War when America's destiny rode in the saddle bags of adventurers and hard-working laborers installing the poles and cable . The ¨Western Union¨ feats were similarly developed to ¨Pony Express¨ that was a mail service delivering messages , newspapers , mail , and small packages from St. Joseph , Missouri , across the Great Plains , over the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada to Sacramento , California , by horseback , and hardy riders , using a series of relay stations and it reduced the time for messages . It became from April 3 , 1860, to October 1861 , the West's most direct means of east–west communication before the telegraph was established and being vital for tying the new state of California with the rest of the United States . Later on , ¨Pony Express¨ was replaced by the telegraph , and ¨Western Union¨ quickly became romanticized and became part of the lore of the American West . ¨Pony Express¨ , stagecoach and freight company ¨Wells Fargo¨ provided secure US mail service until the construction of telegraph lines proceeded by ¨Western Union¨. It was seen as evidence of rugged American individualism of the Frontier times . This movie concerns Vance Shaw (Randolph Scott) gives up outlawing , he meets Edward Creighton (Dean Jagger) who leads the construction of the Western Union to unite East with West ; the latter hires Vance and a tenderfoot Eastern surveyor as well as engineer from Harvard , Richard Blake (Robert Young) . Both of whom become romantically involved with the Edward's sister (Viginia Gilmore) . Meanwhile , some outlaws (Barton MacLane) attempting to prevent the company connecting the line and robbing the Western Union cattle masked of Indians Ogalaya .

    This traditional Western of the founding of telegraph routes westward contains thrills , rousing action , frontier adventure , shootouts , Indian attacks and exuberant outdoors . This vintage epic Western turns out to be a throughly entertaining picture that will appeal to Western fans . Big budget Western by Darryl F Zanuck's 20th Century Fox , and even studio publicity noted that Fox contract star Henry Fonda -though uncredited- had served as technical adviser on the film, due to his experience as a young man working as a lineman . Dealing with the political machinations and fights that accompanied the construction of the glamorous ¨Western Union¨ route from Omaha , Nebraska , to Salt Lake City , Utah , in which brave riders battling hostile Indians , cutthroats attempting on robbing , firing , astute bandits and many other things . Screenwriter Robert Carson utilized the title , but not the screenplay , of a Zane Grey novel . The main protagonists result to known players , such as Randolph Scott as a Western reformed outlaw , Robert Young as an obstinate surveyor and Dean Jagger as manager . Support cast is frankly magnificent , such as : John Carradine , Chill Wills , Barton MacLane , Slim Summerville , Charles Middleton and the ordinary Indians : Chief John Big Tree , Chief Thundercloud , Iron Eyes Cody , Jay Silverheels .

    The film displays a brilliant cinematography by expert cameraman Edward Cronjager in rich Technicolor . In addition , thrilling and evocative musical score by David Buttolph . The motion picture produced by Harry Joe Brown and Darryl F Zanuck was compellingly directed by Fritz Lang and with great enthusiasm . This was Lang's second Western , following his favorite ¨The return of Frank James¨ . The German Fritz showed himself a master of the most American of genres , yet made only one more Western : ¨Rancho Notorious¨. As Lang directed masterfully all kind of genres as Noir cinema as ¨Big heat¨ , ¨Scarlet Street¨ and ¨Beyond a reasonable doubt¨ , Epic as ¨Nibelungs¨, suspense as ¨Secret beyond the door¨ , ¨Clash by night¨ and Lang's trilogy about Nazi time as ¨Cloak and dagger¨, ¨Man hunt¨ and ¨Hangmen also die¨, and of course , Sci-Fi with the classic ¨Metropolis¨. Rating Western Union : Better than average . Well worth watching .
    oscar-35

    Fritz Lang's masterpiece that John Ford would love!

    I wanted to see this film because my grandfather acted in it. His name is James Spencer. I was in store for other treats in this film. It was awe inspiring to see the scenic vistas that shooting on location brought to this film. I was reminded of John Ford's western films. The acting and characters were very watchable and fun. The film was peppered with the fantastic and not seen lately character acting talents of many contract players of the 30's. A great treat for the eyes and mind.
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    Entertaining western

    Fritz Lang's "Western Union" is a entertaining movie with good heroes in Randolph Scott,the strong and silent man trying to escape his outlaw past,Robert Young as the easterner trying to conform to the code of the wild west,and Dean Jagger as the determined boss of the Western Union gang.I think the acting honors go to Dean Jagger who is very good in his part. Randolph Scott found his prototype of western hero in this movie and would play variations of that type in westerns to come for the next two decades.The movie looks very good in early Technicolor. Barton MacLane makes a good villain.I enjoyed this western much,although I consider it pretty standard stuff.

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    • Trivia
      The first transcontinental telegraph (completed 10/24/1861 ) was a line that connected the existing network in the eastern US to a small network in California, by means of a link between Omaha (NE) and Carson City (NV)., via Salt Lake City. It was a milestone in electrical engineering and in the formation of the US. It was primarily the work of the newly-founded Western Union Telegraph Company (1851; merged with another in 1856).
    • Errores
      During the speeches before they start stringing the telegraph wires, all the flags are 48-star flags. There were only 35 states in the Union in 1861.
    • Citas

      Doc Murdoch: Can you cook lamb?

      Cookie: There are nine different ways to cook mutton. And I know them all!

      Homer Kettle: Never mind that! Do you cook it with the hair on?

      Cookie: I should say not!

      Crowd: Hurray!

      Homer Kettle: Then you're hired!

    • Conexiones
      Edited into Buffalo Bill (1944)
    • Bandas sonoras
      Gwine to Rune All Night
      ("De Camptown Races") (1850) (uncredited)

      Written by Stephen Foster

      Played as background music for the first scene in Omaha, Nebraska

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    • Fecha de lanzamiento
      • 19 de junio de 1941 (México)
    • País de origen
      • Estados Unidos
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      • Inglés
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    • También se conoce como
      • Espíritu de conquista
    • Locaciones de filmación
      • Zion National Park, Utah, Estados Unidos
    • Productora
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Tiempo de ejecución
      1 hora 35 minutos
    • Relación de aspecto
      • 1.37 : 1

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