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Denver and Rio Grande (1952)

89 min  -  Western  -   3 November 1952 (Sweden)
5.6
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A romanticized history of the building of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad in the Colorado mountains.

Director:

Byron Haskin

Writer:

Frank Gruber
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Cast

Cast overview:
Edmond O'Brien ...
Jim Vesser
Sterling Hayden ...
McCabe
Dean Jagger Dean Jagger ...
Gen. William J. Palmer
Kasey Rogers Kasey Rogers ...
Linda Nelson / Linda Prescott (as Laura Elliott)
Lyle Bettger Lyle Bettger ...
Johnny Buff
J. Carrol Naish J. Carrol Naish ...
Gil Harkness
Zasu Pitts ...
Jane Dwyer
Tom Powers Tom Powers ...
Sloan
Robert Barrat Robert Barrat ...
Charlie Haskins
Paul Fix ...
Engineer Moynihan
Don Haggerty Don Haggerty ...
Bob Nelson
James Burke James Burke ...
Sheriff Ed Johnson
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Storyline

Edmund O'Brien and his team of railroading men try to build a rail line through a mountain pass, while a group of less scrupulous construction workers sabotage the entire operation in the hopes that they can get their tracks laid first and get the money from the railroad. Written by Marta Dawes <smdawes@home.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Train Crash | Railway | Collision | Company | Explosion  | See more »

Taglines:

TWO FIGHTING RAILROAD CREWS BATTLE FOR THE ONLY RIGHT OF WAY! (original print ad - all caps)

Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Denver & Rio Grande See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Vesser jumps off the train to take back the depot Texas Creek one man following him can clearly be seen dropping his rifle on the ground and another man can be seen in the background loosing his footing after he's hopped out of the train car resulting in him falling flat on his face. In the end Vesser was really the only character in the shot who didn't mess up. See more »

Quotes

Jim Vesser: We've been surveying this route for three weeks!
McCabe: And so have we.
Bob Nelson: Don't get hot-headed Jim. Looks like it's for the courts to decide.
Jim Vesser: There's nothing in my orders that says I have to wait for any courts to make up their minds. We're going through.
Bob Nelson: Not along our stakes.
Jim Vesser: We'll throw them in the river.
McCabe: You throw one stake in the river and I'll throw you in right after it.
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