The life and career of a Wells Fargo official frames this fictionalized account of the express company's formation.The life and career of a Wells Fargo official frames this fictionalized account of the express company's formation.The life and career of a Wells Fargo official frames this fictionalized account of the express company's formation.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total
Johnny Mack Brown
- Talbot Carter
- (as John Mack Brown)
Storyline
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- TriviaParamount claimed the set to recreate San Francisco's Portsmouth Square was the largest ever built. Seven acres of a hilltop were leveled and graded, and 32 buildings were erected.
- GoofsA stage pulls into a way station where everyones been killed by indians. Close up of last stones, all of which are round, being put on graves but as stage pulls away pas the graves they're covered with large irregular shaped rocks.
- Quotes
Hank York - a Wanderer: I've had no more luck than a duck with a doorknob.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Studios on Parade (1941)
- SoundtracksWhere I Ain't Been Before
(1937)
Music by Burton Lane
Lyrics by Ralph Freed
Sung by Bob Burns (uncredited) and played as part of the score
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Since getting a channel exclusively devoted to Westerns, I've seen movies that are never seen on regular channels, like Wells Fargo.
Joel McRea, whom I'd enjoyed immensely in These Three, is impressive in a Western. He's rugged and tough, but goes beyond the stereotype, and is sensitive and understanding. He ages from his 20's to his 60's believably. The story of courier service extending out west makes me want to read more about these pioneers of exploration.
Joel McRea, whom I'd enjoyed immensely in These Three, is impressive in a Western. He's rugged and tough, but goes beyond the stereotype, and is sensitive and understanding. He ages from his 20's to his 60's believably. The story of courier service extending out west makes me want to read more about these pioneers of exploration.
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- Budget
- $1,500,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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