One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California. But financial opportunist Asa Barrows hopes to profit from obstructing it. Chief troubleshooter Jeff Butler has his hands full fighting Barrows' agent, gambler Sid Campeau; Campeau's partner Dick Allen is Jeff's war buddy and rival suitor for engineer's daughter Molly Monahan. Who will survive the effort to push the railroad through at any cost?
Genres:
Barbara Stanwyck as Mollie Monahan
Joel McCrea as Jeff Butler
Akim Tamiroff as Fiesta
Robert Preston as Dick Allen
Lynne Overman as Leach Overmile
Brian Donlevy as Sid Campeau
Robert Barrat as Duke Ring
Anthony Quinn as Cordray
Stanley Ridges as Gen. Casement
Henry Kolker as Asa M. Barrows
Francis McDonald as Gen. Dodge
Willard Robertson as Oakes Ames
Harold Goodwin as Calvin
Evelyn Keyes as Mrs. Calvin
Richard Lane as Sam Reed
William Haade as Dusky Clayton
Regis Toomey as Paddy O'Rourke
J.M. Kerrigan as Monahan
Fuzzy Knight as Cookie
Harry Woods as Al Brett
Lon Chaney Jr. as Dollarhide
Joseph Crehan as Ulysses S. Grant
Julia Faye as Mame
Sheila Darcy as Rose
Ernie Adams as Gen. Philip Sheridan (uncredited)
Stanley Andrews as Dr. Harkness (uncredited)
Richard Alexander as Card Player (uncredited)
George Anderson as Railwayman (uncredited)
Sam Ash as Railwayman (uncredited)
Earl Askam as Bluett (uncredited)
Harry A. Bailey as Senator (uncredited)
May Beatty as Mrs. Hogan (uncredited)
Don Beddoe as Reporter (uncredited)
Genevieve Bell as Kate (uncredited)
Monte Blue as Indian (uncredited)
Ward Bond as Tracklayer (uncredited)
Dick Botiller as Indian with Accordion (uncredited)
Ed Brady as Bartender (uncredited)
Tom Burke as Laborer (uncredited)
George Burton as Laborer (uncredited)
A.S. Byron as Old Irishman (uncredited)
E.H. Calvert as Major (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers as Telegrapher (uncredited)
Nora Cecil as Snoring Woman on Train (uncredited)
Wheaton Chambers as Businessman (uncredited)
Lane Chandler as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Jack Chapin as Fireman (uncredited)
Sonny Chorre as Indian (uncredited)
Davison Clark as Doctor (uncredited)
Jack Rube Clifford as Bartender (uncredited)
David Clyde as Irishman (uncredited)
Iron Eyes Cody as Indian (uncredited)
Allen Connor as Laborer (uncredited)
Hal Craig as Cassidy (uncredited)
Sidney D'Albrook as Man (uncredited)
Max Davidson as Card Player (uncredited)
Alfonso De Cruz as Draftsman (uncredited)
Victor De Linsky as Card Player (uncredited)
Richard Denning as Reporter (uncredited)
Mike Driscoll as Denny (uncredited)
Tex Driscoll as Man (uncredited)
Peter Du Rey as Reporter (uncredited)
Jimmie Dundee as Laborer (uncredited)
Paul Everton as Rev. Dr. Todd (uncredited)
Jim Farley as Laborer-Grader (uncredited)
Martin Faust as Railwayman (uncredited)
Maude Fealy as Woman (uncredited)
John Fee as Man (uncredited)
Eddie Fetherston as Reporter (uncredited)
James Flavin as Paddy (uncredited)
Byron Foulger as Andrew Whipple (uncredited)
J. C. Fowler as Official (uncredited)
George B. French as Senator (uncredited)
Will Geer as Foreman (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson as Card Player (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert as Telegrapher (uncredited)
William Gillis as (uncredited)
Wesley Giraud as Boy (uncredited)
Gus Glassmire as Gov. Stafford (uncredited)
Dick Gordon as Reporter (uncredited)
Douglas Gordon as Irishman (uncredited)
Wylie Grant as Savage (uncredited)
George Guhl as Irishman (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton as Card Player (uncredited)
John Harmon as One-Armed Reporter (uncredited)
Pat Hartigan as Irishman (uncredited)
Beth Hartman as Belle (uncredited)
Edward Hearn as Sergeant (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian as Irishman at Bar (uncredited)
Russell Hicks as Sergeant (uncredited)
Leon Holmes as Vendor (uncredited)
Robert Homans as Man (uncredited)
Mitchell Ingraham as Official (uncredited)
T.C. Jack as Irishman (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson as Jerome (uncredited)
Si Jenks as Old Prospector (uncredited)
Noble Johnson as Native American Shooting Piano (uncredited)
Jack W. Johnston as Man (uncredited)
Edward Keane as Man (uncredited)
Jane Keckley as Official's Wife (uncredited)
Jim Kelso as Railwayman (uncredited)
Jack Kennedy as Man (uncredited)
Bob Kortman as Gentleman at Golden Spike Ceremony (uncredited)
Frank Lackteen as Indian (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw as Irishman (uncredited)
Florence Lake as Woman (uncredited)
Bobby LaSalle as Fanny (uncredited)
Alexander Leftwich as Official (uncredited)
Edward LeSaint as Fr. Ryan (uncredited)
Elmo Lincoln as Card Player (uncredited)
Walter Long as Irishman (uncredited)
Viola Louie as Lil (uncredited)
Evelyn Luckey as Lulu (uncredited)
Evelyn Luckey as Lulu (uncredited)
Hugh MacDonald as Gambler (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack as Jake (uncredited)
Mary MacLaren as Official's Wife (uncredited)
George Magrill as Surveyor (uncredited)
Tom Mahoney as Irishman (uncredited)
Mala as Indian Finding Cigar Store Indian (uncredited)
John Marston as Durant (uncredited)
Ida May as Goldie (uncredited)
Charles McAvoy as Railwayman (uncredited)
Sam McDaniel as St. Louis Waiter (uncredited)
Charles McMurphy as Irishman (uncredited)
James McNamara as Mr. Mills (uncredited)
John Merton as Laborer (uncredited)
Ray Miller as Laborer (uncredited)
Frank Mills as Irishman (uncredited)
Pat Moriarity as Mike (uncredited)
Adrian Morris as Railwayman (uncredited)
Horace Murphy as Irishman (uncredited)
Jack Murphy as Terry (uncredited)
Louis Natheaux as Card Player (uncredited)
David Newell as Reporter (uncredited)
Nestor Paiva as Canadian Pacific Conductor (uncredited)
Emory Parnell as Foreman (uncredited)
Doreen Pastor as Ruby (uncredited)
William Pawley as Dinty (uncredited)
Edward Peil Sr. as Laborer (uncredited)
Jack Pennick as Harmonicist (uncredited)
Albert Petit as Watercolorist (uncredited)
James Pierce as Card Player (uncredited)
Russ Powell as Vendor (uncredited)
John Power as Irishman (uncredited)
Hal Price as Surveyor (uncredited)
Frances Rather as Official's Daughter (uncredited)
George Regas as Indian Hearing Mollie's Telegraphy (uncredited)
John J. Richardson as Official (uncredited)
Cyril Ring as Surveyor (uncredited)
Margaret Roach as Violet (uncredited)
Richard Robles as Indian Chief (uncredited)
Buddy Roosevelt as Fireman (uncredited)
Dick Rush as Irishman (uncredited)
Joe Sawyer as Shamus (uncredited)
Francis Sayles as Railwayman (uncredited)
Syd Saylor as Barker (uncredited)
Ed Schaefer as Irishman (uncredited)
Ynez Seabury as Shrimp (uncredited)
Frank Shannon as Old Man (uncredited)
Michael Slade as Irishman (uncredited)
Lew Short as Laborer (uncredited)
James P. Spencer as Indian (uncredited)
Edwin Stanley as Businessman at Financiers' Meeting
Robert R. Stephenson as Irishman (uncredited)
Bert Stevens as Man (uncredited)
Charles Stevens as Indian Shooting Mollie (uncredited)
Mark Strong as Connors (uncredited)
John M. Sullivan as Man (uncredited)
Albert Taylor as Irishman (uncredited)
Nick Thompson as Indian (uncredited)
Chief Thundercloud as Indian (uncredited)
David Thursby as Irishman (uncredited)
Archie Twitchell as Secretary (uncredited)
Tony Urchel as Indian (uncredited)
Guy Usher as Leland Stanford (uncredited)
Morgan Wallace as Sen. Smith (uncredited)
Calla Waltz as Maggie (uncredited)
Ruth Warren as Mrs. Cassidy (uncredited)
Stanhope Wheatcroft as Secretary (uncredited)
Blackie Whiteford as Irishman on Dance Floor (uncredited)
Greg Whitespear as Indian (uncredited)
William Worthington as Oliver Ames (uncredited)
Frank Yaconelli as Saloon Gambler (uncredited)
Duke York as Railwayman (uncredited)
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