Western ·Action · United States of America · 1953 · 1h 13m

Kansas Pacific

Director

Cast

Sterling Hayden as Capt. John Nelson Eve Miller as Barbara Bruce Barton MacLane as Cal Bruce Harry Shannon as Smokestack the Train Engineer Tom Fadden as Gus Gustavson the Train Fireman Reed Hadley as Bill Quantrill

Crew

Harry Neumann — Director of Photography William Austin — Editor Walter Hannemann — Editor Albert Sendrey — Original Music Composer Daniel B. Ullman — Writer Walter Wanger — Producer

Tagline

Built by bullets, dynamite, and blood-stained spikes!

Synopsis

Just before the Civil War (but after the South has seceded), Southern saboteurs try to prevent railroad construction from crossing Kansas to the frontier; army captain Nelson is sent out to oppose them. As the tracks push westward, Nelson must contend with increasingly violent sabotage, while trying to romance the foreman's pretty daughter Barbara.

Mood & Themes

sabotage railroad

Key Collaborators

Ray Nazarro Director Harry Neumann Director of Photography William Austin Editor Walter Hannemann Editor Albert Sendrey Original Music Composer Daniel B. Ullman Writer Walter Wanger Producer

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