Denver and Rio Grande (film)
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| Denver and Rio Grande | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Byron Haskin |
| Produced by | Nat Holt Harry Templeton |
| Written by | Frank Gruber |
| Starring | Edmond O'Brien Sterling Hayden |
| Music by | Paul Sawtell |
| Cinematography | Ray Rennahan |
| Editing by | Stanley E. Johnson |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | May 16, 1952 |
| Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
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Denver and Rio Grande is a western film, directed by Byron Haskin and released by Paramount Pictures in 1952.
The film is a dramatization of the building of the Denver and Rio Grande railway, which was completed in 1870. It was filmed on location on the actual railway near Durango, Colorado. The main character, Jim Vesser (Edmond O'Brien), and his workers are trying to build part of the railroad line through the Rocky Mountains, but their rivals try to stop them.
[edit] Cast
- Edmond O'Brien as Jim Vesser
- Sterling Hayden as McCabe
- Dean Jagger as General William J. Palmer
- Kasey Rogers as Linda Nelson alias Linda Prescott (as Laura Elliott)
- Lyle Bettger as Johnny Buff
- J. Carrol Naish as Gil Harkness
- Zasu Pitts as Jane Dwyer
- Tom Powers as Sloan
- Robert Barrat as Charlie Haskins
- Paul Fix as Engineer Moynihan
- Don Haggerty as Bob Nelson
- James Burke as Sheriff Ed Johnson
- Jack Daly as Tolliver, General's Secretary (uncredited)
- Lester Dorr as the Dealer (uncredited)
- Jimmie Dundee as a Train Engineer (uncredited)
- George Magrill as a Railroad Worker (uncredited)
- Forrest Taylor as Mac (uncredited)
