Cinematic background from Union Pacific 1939 - 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?

Union Pacific

1939

Drama, Western

Directors:
Cecil B. DeMille
Writers:
Ernest Haycox, Jeanie Macpherson, Jack Cunningham, Walter DeLeon, Frederick Hazlitt Brennan, C. Gardner Sullivan, Jesse Lasky Jr., Stanley Rauh
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Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and a woman hugging in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A group of men playing a game of poker; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A black - and - white photo of a woman in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A black and white photo of a man wearing a cowboy hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – Two men in cowboy hats standing next to horses; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – An old photo of a man and a woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man in a cowboy hat standing next to a target; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A train traveling on tracks through a snow covered forest; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and a woman are getting their hair cut; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A black and white photo of a man wearing a cowboy hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and two women standing in front of a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – Black and white photograph of a man in a cowboy hat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and a woman holding guns in a black and white photo; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man wearing a cowboy hat standing in the middle of a field; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – An old photo of a woman with a hat on; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A black and white photo of a man wearing a cowboy hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A black and white photo of a group of men sitting at a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A black and white photo of a woman wearing a hat and a bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A black and white photo of a woman wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man standing on a train track holding a camera; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A black - and - white photo of a woman holding a rifle; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – An old fashioned steam engine with a man sitting on the front of it; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – An old black and white photo of a woman wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – An old photo of a woman looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man in a suit and tie standing in front of a group of people; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A black and white photo of a woman wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and a woman sitting at a table in a restaurant; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A black and white photo of a man wearing a cowboy hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A black and white photo of a man holding a gun; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A black and white photo of a woman sitting on a chair; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – Two men in cowboy hats standing in front of a train; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A black and white photo of a man standing on a train track; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A black and white photo of a man wearing a cowboy hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man in a cowboy hat smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – An old photo of a man and a woman; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A black and white photo of a man wearing a cowboy hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A person wearing a coat and holding a pole; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A black and white photo of a man wearing a top hat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man laying on the ground next to another man on the ground; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and a woman are holding a gun; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man kneeling in the snow next to an airplane; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A black and white photo of a group of men working on a train track; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – An old photo of a man leaning up against a wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man holding a hat in front of a crowd of people; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and a woman talking to each other in a field; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and a woman looking at a cell phone; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man wearing a cowboy hat and holding a gun; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A group of men sitting on top of horses; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A black and white photo of a group of people standing on a train track; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man in a cowboy hat holding a baseball bat in front of another man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A train traveling down train tracks next to power lines; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A black and white photo of a group of people; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A group of men sitting around a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and a woman are sitting in the fog; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Union Pacific” (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille – A man and a woman are playing a video game together; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle