# Western Union (1941)

> A reformed outlaw joins a telegraph-building expedition across the Great Plains and must defend its fragile promise of connection from a ruthless bandit gang.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/28624

## Facts

- Runtime: 95 min
- Genres: Western
- Director: Fritz Lang
- Cast: Robert Young, Randolph Scott, Dean Jagger, Virginia Gilmore, John Carradine, Chill Wills, Slim Summerville, Barton MacLane
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034384/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: adventurous, colorful, propulsive, classic western night, adventure movie marathon

## Movies like Western Union

- [Along the Great Divide (1951)](https://ember.film/movie/28409)
- [The Proud Rebel (1958)](https://ember.film/movie/62741)
- [Across the Wide Missouri (1951)](https://ember.film/movie/21421)
- [Tall in the Saddle (1944)](https://ember.film/movie/9103)
- [Rio Grande (1950)](https://ember.film/movie/6580)
- [Bend of the River (1952)](https://ember.film/movie/24461)
- [Angel and the Badman (1947)](https://ember.film/movie/13360)
- [Gun Fury (1953)](https://ember.film/movie/28204)
- [Yellow Sky (1948)](https://ember.film/movie/12448)
- [Westbound (1959)](https://ember.film/movie/73412)

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