Western Union

Western Union

A 20th Century-Fox Encore Hit !

1941•1h 35m•6.0/10

Western

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.0/10(80)

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.

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Production

20th Century Fox

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

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

Chill Wills

Chill Wills

Homer Kettle

Slim Summerville

Slim Summerville

Herman, called "Cookie"

Barton MacLane

Barton MacLane

Jack Slade

Russell Hicks

Russell Hicks

Provisional Governor

Victor Kilian

Victor Kilian

Charlie

Minor Watson

Minor Watson

Pat Grogan

George Chandler

George Chandler

Herb

Chief John Big Tree

Chief John Big Tree

Chief Spotted Horse

Chief Thundercloud

Chief Thundercloud

Indian Leader

Dick Rich

Dick Rich

Porky

Addison Richards

Addison Richards

Captain Harlow

Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

Barber

C.E. Anderson

C.E. Anderson

Old Timer

Arthur Aylesworth

Arthur Aylesworth

Woody

Bill Beauman

Minor Role

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