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UNITED STATES · 1939
Union Pacific
Synopsis
One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California. But financial opportunist Asa Barrows hopes to profit from obstructing it. Chief troubleshooter Jeff Butler has his hands full fighting Barrows' agent, gambler Sid Campeau; Campeau's partner Dick Allen is Jeff's war buddy and rival suitor for engineer's daughter Moll
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Films with Similar Themes
railroad construction · manifest destiny · financial corruption · civil war aftermath · romantic rivalry
