03 Apr 1998
Central Station
An emotional journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.
Union Pacific
"Union Pacific" is coming!
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 Molly Monahan. Who will survive the effort to push the railroad through at any cost?
Top Billed Cast
Barbara Stanwyck Mollie Monahan
Joel McCrea Jeff Butler
Akim Tamiroff Fiesta
Robert Preston Dick Allen
Lynne Overman Leach Overmile
Brian Donlevy Sid Campeau
Robert Barrat Duke Ring
Anthony Quinn Cordray
Stanley Ridges Gen. Casement
Henry Kolker Asa M. Barrows
Francis McDonald Gen. Dodge
Willard Robertson Oakes Ames
Harold Goodwin Calvin
Evelyn Keyes Mrs. Calvin
Richard Lane Sam Reed
William Haade Dusky Clayton
Regis Toomey Paddy O'Rourke
J.M. Kerrigan Monahan
Fuzzy Knight Cookie
Harry Woods Al Brett
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