Denver and Rio Grande

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Denver and Rio Grande (1952)

NR 05/16/1952 (US) Western 1h 29m

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TWO FIGHTING RAILROAD CREWS BATTLE FOR THE ONLY RIGHT OF WAY!

Overview

Jim Vesser and his team of railroading men try to build a rail line through a mountain pass, while a group of less scrupulous construction workers sabotages the entire operation in the hopes that they can get their tracks laid first and get the money from the railroad.

Byron Haskin

Director
Frank Gruber

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Top Billed Cast

Edmond O'Brien

Jim Vesser
Sterling Hayden

McCabe
Dean Jagger

General William J. Palmer
Kasey Rogers

Linda Nelson
Lyle Bettger

Johnny Buff
J. Carrol Naish

Gil Harkness
Zasu Pitts

Jane Dwyer
Tom Powers

Sloan
Robert Barrat

Charlie Haskins
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A review by John Chard

70%

Written by John Chard on January 12, 2017

Train Tribulations.

Denver and Rio Grande is directed by Byron Haskin and written by Frank Gruber. It stars Edmond O'Brien, Sterling Hayden, Dean Jagger, Kasey Rogers, Lyle Bettger and J. Carol Naish. Music is by Paul Sawtell and Technicolor cinematography by Ray Rennahan.

Two railroad companies battle for the right of way through Royal Gorge - with murderous results...

In truth it's without doubt that the scenery on offer here, and if you happen to have any kink for olde steam trains, are what puts this in the above average department. Plot is based around real instances during the ad... read the rest.

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