Watch Kansas Pacific (1953) Official Trailer
Built by bullets, dynamite, and blood-stained spikes!
5 / 10 IMDb February 22, 1953 1h 13m
Just before the Civil War (but after the South has seceded), Southern saboteurs try to prevent railroad construction from crossing Kansas to the frontier; army captain Nelson is sent out to oppose them. As the tracks push westward, Nelson must contend with increasingly violent sabotage, while trying to romance the foreman's pretty daughter Barbara.
Director
Runtime
1h 13m
Release Date
February 22, 1953
Genre
Western, Action
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Producers
Cast
Sterling Hayden
as Capt. John Nelson
Eve Miller
as Barbara Bruce
Barton MacLane
as Cal Bruce
Harry Shannon
as Smokestack the Train Engineer
Tom Fadden
as Gus Gustavson the Train Fireman
Reed Hadley
as Bill Quantrill
Douglas Fowley
as Max Janus
Robert Keys
as Lt. Stanton (as Bob Keys)
Irving Bacon
as Casey
Myron Healey
as Morey
James Griffith
as Joe Farley
Clayton Moore
as Henchman Stone
Jonathan Hale
as Sherman Johnson
Production Companies
Walter Wanger Productions
Allied Artists Pictures
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