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5.5In the 1840s, Ramsey MacKay, the driver for the struggling Wells Fargo mail and freight company, will secure an important contract if he delivers fresh oysters to Buffalo from New York City. When he rescues Justine Pryor and her mother, who are stranded in a broken wagon on his route, he doesn't let them slow him down and gives the ladies an exhilirating ride into Buffalo. He arrives in time to obtain the contract and is then sent by company president Henry Wells to St. Louis to establish a branch office.
Released: 1937-12-3194 minDir: Frank LloydHistory, Western
Cast
- Joel McCrea as Ramsay MacKay
- Bob Burns as Hank York, a wanderer
- Frances Dee as Justine Pryor
- Lloyd Nolan as Dal Slade
- Henry O'Neill as Henry Wells
- Mary Nash as Mrs. Pryor
Themes
- gold rush
- historical fiction
- train
- american civil war
- stagecoach driver
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- Western film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Frank Lloyd
- Cast member
- Harry Woods
- Composer
- Victor Young
- Producer
- Howard Estabrook
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Theodor Sparkuhl
- Narrative location
- St. Louis
- Duration
- 97
- FilmAffinity ID
- 651708
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- publication date
- 1937-01-01
- title
- Wells Fargo
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Sound
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
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