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Western Union

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.

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Western Union

February 21, 1941
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Cast (66)

Robert Young
Richard Blake
Randolph Scott
Vance Shaw
Dean Jagger
Edward Creighton
Virginia Gilmore
Sue Creighton
John Carradine
Doc Murdoch
Chill Wills
Homer Kettle
Slim Summerville
Herman, called "Cookie"
Barton MacLane
Jack Slade
Russell Hicks
Provisional Governor
Minor Watson
Pat Grogan
Chief John Big Tree
Chief Spotted Horse
Chief Thundercloud
Indian Leader
Dick Rich
Porky
Addison Richards
Captain Harlow
C.E. Anderson
Old Timer
Bill Beauman
Minor Role
Hank Bell
Telegraph Worker
Paul E. Burns
Stagecoach Depot Master
Bob Clark
Telegraph Worker
Cliff Clark
Sheriff
Russ Clark
Businessman
Tommy Coats
Henchman
Iron Eyes Cody
Indian Who Drinks Chemical Solution
J.W. Cody
Indian
Earl Dobbins
Telegraph Worker
Larry Dods
Posse Rider
Ralph Dunn
Work Seeker
Frank Ellis
Camp Defender
John Epper
Indian
James Flavin
Deputy Sheriff
Francis Ford
Eastbound Stagecoach Driver
Tom B. Forman
Posse Rider
Jack Henry Fritz
Minor Role
Reed Howes
Slade Henchman #2
Sid Jordan
Posse Rider
Cecil Kellogg
Henchman
Tom London
Slade Henchman #3
Kermit Maynard
Posse Rider
Frank McGrath
Posse Rider
Charles Middleton
Stagecoach Rider
Frank Mills
Work Seeker
Joe Molina
Indian
Merlyn Nelson
Posse Rider
Herman Nowlin
Posse Rider
Steve O'Brien
Office Boy
George Plues
Stagecoach Driver
Clint Sharp
Henchman
Harry Strang
Henchman
Tony Urchel
Indian
Eddy Waller
Stagecoach Driver #1
Ed Warren
Henchman
Blackie Whiteford
Posse Rider

Crew (52)

Directing

Fritz Lang
Director
Hal Herman
Assistant Director
Lynn Shores
Second Unit Director
Otto Brower
Second Unit Director
Saul Wurtzel
Assistant Director
Henry Weinberger
Second Assistant Director

Writing

Robert Carson
Screenplay
Horace McCoy
Dialogue
Zane Grey
Novel
Jack Andrews
Dialogue

Production

Darryl F. Zanuck
Executive Producer
Harry Joe Brown
Associate Producer
Ben Silvey
Unit Manager
Jerry Bryan
Assistant Unit Manager
William Koenig
Production Manager
Robert E. Goux
Unit Manager
Fred Fox
Production Manager

Sound

David Buttolph
Music Director
David Buttolph
Original Music Composer
W.R. Snyder
Assistant Sound Engineer

Art

Thomas Little
Set Decoration
Richard Day
Art Direction
M. Goldman
Assistant Property Master
Max Lauer
Greensman
William Sittel
Assistant Property Master
Charles King
Painter
Lemuel Tribe
Assistant Property Master
Albert Hogsett
Art Direction

Camera

Allen M. Davey
Director of Photography
Edward Cronjager
Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Travis Banton
Costume Design
Robert Cowan
Makeup Artist
Buddy King
Hairstylist
Ray Lopez
Makeup Artist

Crew

Sid Jordan
Stunts
John Epper
Stunts
William F. Mittlestedt
Special Effects
Roy Pierce
Carpenter
Ben Southland
Special Effects
Carl Daniels
Cableman

Editing

Lighting

Fred Hall
Gaffer

Visual Effects

William F. Mittlestedt
Mechanical Designer