Western Union
“A 20th Century-Fox Encore Hit !”
1941 · 1 h 35 min
Fritz LangCast
Robert Young 
Randolph Scott 
Dean Jagger 
Virginia Gilmore 
John Carradine 
Slim Summerville
Credits
Written by: Zane Grey
Plot
A railroad man builds the telegraph line across the West and fights outlaws and Native tribes.
Sinekatalog’s take
Fritz Lang's Technicolor western, with Randolph Scott, Robert Young and Dean Jagger, is large and handsome.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (3,742 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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