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Wells Fargo

1937 · 94 min

A sweeping historical adventure that blends romance and frontier action with a bittersweet look at duty and sacrifice.

Directed by
Frank Lloyd
Genres
History, Western
Starring
Joel McCrea, Bob Burns, Frances Dee
Tagline
TOGETHER THEY BUILD A CONTINENT! He lives the magnificent adventure that saves a country and she shares the adventures of the man she loves!
Overview
In 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.

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Directed by
Frank Lloyd
Genres
History, Western
Starring
Joel McCrea, Bob Burns, Frances Dee
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • love
  • betrayal
  • war
  • redemption
Places
  • road trip
  • wilderness
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Action5
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
history, western
Directed by
Frank Lloyd
Written by
Paul Schofield, Frederick J. Jackson, Gerald Geraghty
Starring
Joel McCrea, Bob Burns, Frances Dee, Lloyd Nolan, Henry O'Neill, Mary Nash, Ralph Morgan, Johnny Mack Brown
Music
Victor Young
Cinematography
Theodor Sparkuhl
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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