Western Union (1941)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 11.379 |
Directed By
Fritz Lang
Crew
Fritz Lang
David Buttolph
Allen M. Davey
Richard Day
Harry Joe Brown
Robert Bischoff
Travis Banton
Darryl F. Zanuck
Edward Cronjager
Thomas Little
Albert Hogsett
Zane Grey
Yakima Canutt
Roger Heman Sr.
Bernard Freericks
Otto Brower
Robert Cowan
Saul Wurtzel
Max Lauer
Carl Daniels
Fred Fox
John Epper
Robert Carson
Sid Jordan
Lemuel Tribe
Joe P. Smith
David Buttolph
Don B. Greenwood
Jack Andrews
Lynn Shores
Henry Weinberger
Jerry Bryan
Hal Herman
George Bruce
Roy Pierce
Horace McCoy
Gene Fowler Jr.
Robert E. Goux
Ben Silvey
W.R. Snyder
Ben Southland
William F. Mittlestedt
Charles King
M. Goldman
William F. Mittlestedt
Buddy King
Clarence Schiffer
William Koenig
Frank McGrath
Ray Lopez
Fred Hall
William Sittel
TOP CAST
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
Irving Bacon
Barber
C.E. Anderson
Old Timer
Arthur Aylesworth
Woody
Bill Beauman
Minor Role
Hank Bell
Telegraph Worker
Esther Brodelet
Dancer
Paul E. Burns
Stagecoach Depot Master
Clarence Chorre
Indian
Sonny Chorre
Indian
Bob Clark
Telegraph Worker
Cliff Clark
Sheriff
Russ Clark
Businessman
Tommy Coats
Henchman
Iron Eyes Cody
Indian Who Drinks Chemical Solution
J.W. Cody
Indian
Bahe Denetdeel
Indian
Earl Dobbins
Telegraph Worker
Larry Dods
Posse Rider
Ralph Dunn
Work Seeker
Frank Ellis
Camp Defender
John Epper
Indian
James Flavin
Deputy Sheriff
Francis Ford
Eastbound Stagecoach Driver
Tom B. Forman
Posse Rider
Jack Henry Fritz
Minor Role
Boone Hazlett
Indian
Reed Howes
Slade Henchman #2
Sid Jordan
Posse Rider
Cecil Kellogg
Henchman
Tom London
Slade Henchman #3
Harold A. Malendez
Minor Role
Kermit Maynard
Posse Rider
Frank McGrath
Posse Rider
Charles Middleton
Stagecoach Rider
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