Western Union

6.0
  • Genre: Western
  • Run time: 95 min
  • Premiere: 1941. February 21.

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.

Discover

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

Art

Richard Day

Art Direction

Thomas Little

Set Decoration

Albert Hogsett

Art Direction

Max Lauer

Greensman

Lemuel Tribe

Assistant Property Master

Charles King

Painter

M. Goldman

Assistant Property Master

William Sittel

Assistant Property Master

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

Carl Daniels

Cableman

John Epper

Stunts

Sid Jordan

Stunts

Roy Pierce

Carpenter

Ben Southland

Special Effects

William F. Mittlestedt

Special Effects

Directing

Fritz Lang

Director

Otto Brower

Second Unit Director

Saul Wurtzel

Assistant Director

Lynn Shores

Second Unit Director

Henry Weinberger

Second Assistant Director

Hal Herman

Assistant Director

Editing

Lighting

Fred Hall

Gaffer

Production

Harry Joe Brown

Associate Producer

Darryl F. Zanuck

Executive Producer

Fred Fox

Production Manager

Jerry Bryan

Assistant Unit Manager

Robert E. Goux

Unit Manager

Ben Silvey

Unit Manager

William Koenig

Production Manager

Sound

David Buttolph

Music Director

David Buttolph

Original Music Composer

W.R. Snyder

Assistant Sound Engineer

Writing

Zane Grey

Novel

Robert Carson

Screenplay

Jack Andrews

Dialogue

Horace McCoy

Dialogue

Art

Richard Day

Art Direction

Thomas Little

Set Decoration

Albert Hogsett

Art Direction

Max Lauer

Greensman

Lemuel Tribe

Assistant Property Master

Charles King

Painter

M. Goldman

Assistant Property Master

William Sittel

Assistant Property Master

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

Carl Daniels

Cableman

John Epper

Stunts

Sid Jordan

Stunts

Roy Pierce

Carpenter

Ben Southland

Special Effects

William F. Mittlestedt

Special Effects

Directing

Fritz Lang

Director

Otto Brower

Second Unit Director

Saul Wurtzel

Assistant Director

Lynn Shores

Second Unit Director

Henry Weinberger

Second Assistant Director

Hal Herman

Assistant Director

Editing

Lighting

Fred Hall

Gaffer

Production

Harry Joe Brown

Associate Producer

Darryl F. Zanuck

Executive Producer

Fred Fox

Production Manager

Jerry Bryan

Assistant Unit Manager

Robert E. Goux

Unit Manager

Ben Silvey

Unit Manager

William Koenig

Production Manager

Sound

David Buttolph

Music Director

David Buttolph

Original Music Composer

W.R. Snyder

Assistant Sound Engineer

Writing

Zane Grey

Novel

Robert Carson

Screenplay

Jack Andrews

Dialogue

Horace McCoy

Dialogue