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Synopsis: 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?
Genre: Drama, Western
Director(s): Cecil B. DeMille
Production: Paramount Pictures
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins.
 
IMDB:
7.2
NOT RATED
Year:
1939
135 min
122 Views


Take a seat.

Oh. Rose...

# They call me the Rose of St. Louis ##

Sit down.

We ain't had the pleasure of

seeing you here before, Mr...

[chuckles]

Interesting decorations.

Only one like it in St. Louis.

I suppose you brought the

idea with you from Panama.

Panama?

This biography of yourself, written by

the best detective agency in Chicago.

What's on your mind, mister?

How's that partner of

mine doing? Very good, sir.

Mr. Campeau...

in the past, your operations

have always been, shall we say...

of a minor nature.

Do you think you could manage the

biggest gambling outfit in America?

Do you think you could

handle 10,000 workmen...

with plenty of money...

out in the wilderness?

Supplying them with liquor...

and any excitement the devil can brew?

Do you think you could keep them drunk

and discontented, month after month?

Go on.

Excuse me, Mr. Allen.

Mr. Campeau would admire to

see you in the other room.

Excuse me, gentlemen. Al. Al Brett...

take over.

It's your deal.

It means keeping your tent with its many

diversions at the end of the track...

as it moves West...

and selling the tracklayers all the

trouble they'll buy. You'll be protected.

What's the split? None. You take it all.

Including orders from me.

What kind of orders?

They will all add up the same. Delay.

Anything... I might say everything...

to delay the building of

the Union Pacific Railroad.

Why not?

Longer it takes, the more money I make.

Mr. Barrows, this is

my partner, Dick Allen.

Late of the Union Army...

but never late with a gun.

He'll be very handy, I assure you.

I've been making a deal with

your partner. A big deal.

We're leaving St. Louis.

For where and for

what? West, Mr. Allen...

for excitement and profit.

[chuckling] All right. Deal me in.

Where's my drink?

Here. I don't use it.

No?

Never take another man's drink.

It's bad luck.

Well, gentlemen...

here's to...

[laughing]

whatever it is.

[all laugh]

'Tis that cottonwood you're feeding him.

He won't eat it.

It gives him a pain in his boiler.

[train whistle blowing]

Hey, Monahan.

Do you want I should spell you a

bit, Monahan. In case you fall asleep?

Mollie Monahan, will you come down

out of that before some Indian...

beats me to the pleasure of killing you.

I brought you supper.

Suppose you fell off, and

I had to stop the train.

If you were half the dutiful daughter...

that this engine is to me...

Hold your whist. Here's your bite.

Heavens above. What's

in it? Coupling pins?

Cartridges. I forgot to

put them in your valise.

Get back to the caboose, you brat.

Twenty hours to Cheyenne...

and I'm supposed to

live on powder and lead.

I think you've been eating dynamite.

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Walter DeLeon

Walter DeLeon (May 3, 1884 – August 1, 1947) was an American screenwriter. He wrote for 69 films that were released between 1921 and 1953, and acted in one film. He was born in Oakland, California, and died in Los Angeles, California. more…

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