Western · United States of America · 1952 · 1h 29m

Denver and Rio Grande

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Director
Byron Haskin
Cast
Edmond O'Brien as Jim Vesser Sterling Hayden as McCabe Dean Jagger as General William J. Palmer Kasey Rogers as Linda Nelson Lyle Bettger as Johnny Buff J. Carrol Naish as Gil Harkness
Crew
Ray Rennahan — Director of Photography Stanley E. Johnson — Editor Paul Sawtell — Original Music Composer Harry Templeton — Original Music Composer Frank Gruber — Writer Nat Holt — Producer
Tagline

TWO FIGHTING RAILROAD CREWS BATTLE FOR THE ONLY RIGHT OF WAY!

Synopsis

Jim Vesser and his team of railroading men try to build a rail line through a mountain pass, while a group of less scrupulous construction workers sabotages the entire operation in the hopes that they can get their tracks laid first and get the money from the railroad.

Mood & Themes
horsefistfightrailroadcowboyfemale gunfighter
Key Collaborators
Byron Haskin Director Ray Rennahan Director of Photography Stanley E. Johnson Editor Paul Sawtell Original Music Composer Harry Templeton Original Music Composer Frank Gruber Writer Nat Holt Producer Edith Head Costume Design
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