Western · United States of America · 1941 · 1h 35m

Western Union

Western Union poster
Director
Fritz Lang
Cast
Robert Young as Richard Blake Randolph Scott as Vance Shaw Dean Jagger as Edward Creighton Virginia Gilmore as Sue Creighton John Carradine as Doc Murdoch Chill Wills as Homer Kettle
Crew
Allen M. Davey — Director of Photography Edward Cronjager — Director of Photography Robert Bischoff — Editor Gene Fowler Jr. — Editor David Buttolph — Original Music Composer Robert Carson — Screenplay
Tagline

A 20th Century-Fox Encore Hit !

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Western Union — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Fritz Lang Director Allen M. Davey Director of Photography Edward Cronjager Director of Photography Robert Bischoff Editor Gene Fowler Jr. Editor David Buttolph Original Music Composer Robert Carson Screenplay George Bruce Writer Zane Grey Novel Travis Banton Costume Design
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