Union Pacific (1939)

Note Générale:

7,2/10   

Réalisateur:

Cecil B. DeMille

Scénaristes:

Ernest Haycox (story)
Jack Cunningham (adaptation)

Date de sortie:

5 mai 1939 (USA)

Genre:

Drame | Western

Accroche:

"Union Pacific" is coming!

Intrigue:

One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California...

Plot Keywords:

Railroad | Troubleshooter | Union Pacific Railroad | Romantic Rivalry | Train Crash

Récompenses:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins

Avis des utilisateurs:

Another reason why 1939 is the #1 Hollywood Production Year!

Ensemble

Barbara Stanwyck	...	Mollie Monahan
Joel McCrea	...	Capt. Jeff Butler
Akim Tamiroff	...	Fiesta
Robert Preston	...	Dick Allen
Lynne Overman	...	Leach Overmile
Brian Donlevy	...	Sid Campeau
Robert Barrat	...	Duke Ring (Campeau henchman)
Anthony Quinn	...	Jack Cordray (Campeau henchman)
Stanley Ridges	...	Gen. Casement
Henry Kolker	...	Asa M. Barrows (banker)
Francis McDonald	...	Gen. Grenville M. Dodge
Willard Robertson	...	Oakes Ames
Harold Goodwin	...	E.E. Calvin (telegrapher)
Evelyn Keyes	...	Mrs. Calvin
Richard Lane	...	Sam Reed

Durée:

135 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Noir et Blanc

Rapport de forme:

1,37 : 1

Son:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Classification:

West Germany:12 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #4831)

Lieux de tournage:

Cache, Oklahoma, USA

Société:

Paramount Pictures

Anecdotes:

Dick Allen (Robert Preston) asks, "Where does he keep his 'Rule G'?", meaning a bottle of whiskey. This is a reference to Rule G: "The use of intoxicants or narcotics is prohibited", one of twelve 12 rules in standard code adopted by the Association of American Railroads.

Goofs:

Anachronismes: After the train wreck, and during all the scenes that immediately follow, Barbara Stanwyck suddenly appears with a very stylish 1939 bobbed hairstyle which we had not seen before, and which, of course, is completely inappropriate to the time period during which the story is taking place.

Guillemet:

Sid Campeau: What's a dead Indian, more or less? The Army's been killing them for years.
Jeff Butler: The Army doesn't kill Indians for fun, Campeau. And I don't think you do, either.

Connexions:

Référencé sur Living Steam: Virginia and Truckee Then and Now at the Nevada State Railroad Museum (2008) (V)

Bande son:

Oh! Susanna

Another reason why 1939 is the #1 Hollywood Production Year!

Amidst the glamour of "Gone With the Wind" and "The Wizard of Oz", this b&w Cecil B. DeMille Historical Fiction Classic received its share of eager 1939 movie theatre audiences. Starring a wholesome Irish immigrant Barbara Stanwyck, a noble law man Joel McCrae and a dashing dare devil Robert Preston, "Union Pacific" delivers a love-triangle centered around the historic 1869 joining of rail road tracks to connect the Western and Eastern borders of the United States. The love story is "formula", but delivers several "moments" where many viewers will fumble for their Kleenex. The climactic final scene showing the pay-off for all of the material and human sacrifices is priceless!

The very last of DeMille's b&w ventures, Union Pacific is one of those gems that endured the test of time, endearing the "glorious black and white" to generations of viewers. I first saw this classic as a child; I loved it then, as I still do today. Of all of the Hollywood movies ever produced, no single year of film-making has ever stood out from the rest like 1939. "Union Pacific" helped solidify this status. A true Hollywood Classic!