Canadian Pacific (1949)

A surveyor for the Canadian Pacific Railroad must fight fur trappers who oppose the building of the railroad by stirring up Indian rebellion.

Director:

Edwin L. Marin

Writers:

Jack DeWitt (story), Jack DeWitt,

Stars:

Randolph Scott, Jane Wyatt, J. Carrol Naish

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Randolph Scott	...	Tom Andrews
Jane Wyatt	...	Dr. Edith Cabot
J. Carrol Naish	...	Dynamite Dawson
Victor Jory	...	Dirk Rourke
Nancy Olson	...	Cecille Gautier
Robert Barrat	...	Cornelius Van Horne
Walter Sande	...	Mike Brannigan
Don Haggerty	...	Cagle
Grandon Rhodes	...	Dr. Mason
Mary Kent	...	Mrs. Gautier
John Parrish	...	Mr. Gautier
John Hamilton	...	Pere Lacomb
Dick Wessel	...	Bailey (as Richard Wessel)
Howard Negley	...	Mallis

Storyline

After finding a vital pass through the Canadian Rockies for the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway, Tom Andrews tells his boss Cornelius Van Horne that he is resigning to marry the girl he loves, Cecille Gautier. From Cecille, Tom learns that fur trader Dirk Rourke fears the coming of the railroad because it threatens his hold on the Indians and other trappers. Tom and Rorke have a bitter fight over Cecille, and Tom asks her to wait for him, as he has to go back and finish his job with the railroad. Aided by Dynamite Dawson, Tom finds evidence of Rourke's work against the railroad construction and almost loses his life when Rourke fires into some crates of dynamite Tom is unloading. The construction camp's doctor, Edith Cabot, gives her own blood in a transfusion to save Tom's life. Cecille, realizing that her father is working with Rourke against the railroad,rides off to warn Tom. Rourke intercepts her and tells her that Tom is in love with the lady doctor, but she bullwhips ...

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Plot Keywords:

railway | train

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Taglines:

The blazing saga of untamed men and a savage wilderness!

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 March 1950 (Mexico)

Also Known As:

Corazones de acero

Filming Locations:

Banff, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nat Holt Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White (German version) Color (Cinecolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

At the end of the film when the Indian's come into the camp they speak in their own language, which needs to be translated by the pastor. Yet when the pastor (who the leader of railroad gang is speaking to the Indian's through) explains the railroads decision to the Indian's he speaks English back to Indians; leaving us to wonder how the Indian's now understand English.

User Reviews

Rather poor

I found this movie starring Randolph Scott, Jane Wyatt and Vidtory Jory (I) quite funny and entertaining at times but it seems that no research had been done. Randolph Scott was as always a pleasure to watch.

It was an unusual western film about the planning and building of the Canadian Pacific railroad from the east of the USA to the west.

I'm a fan of almost all older western movies. They might not always be the most politically correct ones of course, but I like the way they were being filmed and even though many Scott productions are in black and white they are almost always interesting.

This isn't the best of his exactly but it's alright.