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Running Time
1 hour, 35 minutes
Country USA
Studio 20th Century Fox
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Other Titles
• Western Union (1941)
• Überfall der Ogalalla (1949)
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Genre: Western, Love Triangle, Outlaws, Revenge, Escape, Suspense, Political
Plot: WESTERN UNION, Fritz Lang's second color film and second Western, follows the process of installing the cross-country Western Union telegraph wires while telling the story of two brothers whose destinies have brought them together. Vance Shaw (Randolph Scott) is an ex-criminal whose job is to protect the Western Union workers against attacks by gangs of bandits. But, when he learns that his renegade brother, Jack Slade, is leading one of these gangs, Vance realizes this job will not be easy. The melodrama increases as the daughter of Vance's boss, Sue, comes into the picture with her young and inexperienced suitor, Richard Blake (Robert Young). With Vance and Richard waging psychological warfare over Sue's affections, the Western Union lines are threatened at every turn by gangs of bandits impersonating Indians. Fritz Lang's striking use of Technicolor enhances the actual Western landscapes and the real Oglala Indians cast in the film. Virtuoso cinematography and signature Langian psychological suspense elevate this western tale of destiny, desire, and coming of age to a fever pitch of excitement and melodrama.
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Zane Grey
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White Christmas, Bad Day at Black Rock, Twelve O'Clock High | | John Carradine
The Ten Commandments, The Grapes of Wrath, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | | | |
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