Western Union
A 20th Century-Fox Encore Hit !
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.
- Director
- Fritz Lang
- Signature
- Craft · Tension · Drama
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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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- Release date
- Feb 21, 1941
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
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- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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