"He comes tearing in with a gun and a grin ... to carve a new notch in the Silver Belt of Nevada !"

1952

1h 27m

6.1(19 votes)

Western

Overview

Mine owner William Sharon keeps having his gold shipments held up by a gang of bandits. Sharon hires banker Charles Crocker, who happens to have connections in the Central Pacific Railroad, to build a spur line from Virginia City to Carson City, so that the gold can be shipped by railroad. Silent Jeff Kincaid is the railroad engineer. However there is opposition to the railroad, chiefly from another mine owner, Big Jack Davis.

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92 members

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Randolph Scott

Silent Jeff Kincaid

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Lucille Norman

Susan Mitchell

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Raymond Massey

Big Jack Davis

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Richard Webb

Alan Kincaid

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James Millican

Jim Squires

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Larry Keating

William Sharon

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George Cleveland

Henry Dodson

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William Haade

Hardrock Haggerty

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Don Beddoe

Charles Crocker

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Thurston Hall

Charles Crocker

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Vince Barnett

Henry

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Ida Moore

Spinster on Stagecoach (uncredited)

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Sarah Edwards

Spinster on Stagecoach (uncredited)

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Iris Adrian

Saloon Girl in Fight (uncredited)

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Abdullah Abbas

Train Passenger (uncredited)

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Carl Andre

Gang Member (uncredited)

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Stanley Andrews

Mine Owner on Train (uncredited)

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Ray Bennett

Guard (uncredited)

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Stanley Blystone

Mine Owner (uncredited)

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John Bose

Townsman (uncredited)

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Joe Brooks

Miner (uncredited)

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Buck Bucko

Train Passenger (uncredited)

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Roy Bucko

Townsman (uncredited)

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Crew

Roydon Clark

Townsman (uncredited)

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Russ Clark

Engineer (uncredited)

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Edmund Cobb

Workman (uncredited)

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Bing Conley

Townsman (uncredited)

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Mikel Conrad

Workman (uncredited)

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Jack Daly

Bartender (uncredited)

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Edgar Dearing

Daly - Railroad Conductor (uncredited)

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James Dime

Miner (uncredited)

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Dan Dowling

Mine Owner (uncredited)

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Tex Driscoll

Mine Owner (uncredited)

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Art Dupuis

Shoveler (uncredited)

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George Eldredge

Mine Owner (uncredited)

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Charles Evans

Ben Roberts (uncredited)

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Augie Gomez

Train Passenger (uncredited)

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Sol Gorss

Saloon Brawler (uncredited)

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Tom Greenway

Townsman (uncredited)

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Karen Hale

Mother (uncredited)

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John Halloran

Joel - Bartender (uncredited)

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Silver Harr

Townsman (uncredited)

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Edward Hearn

Sheriff (uncredited)

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Tex Holden

Townsman (uncredited)

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Reed Howes

Townsman (uncredited)

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Clyde Hudkins Jr.

Shotgun Guard (uncredited)

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Ray Jones

Townsman (uncredited)

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Fred Kelsey

Townsman (uncredited)

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Jack Kenny

Miner (uncredited)

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Johnny Kern

Townsman (uncredited)

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Paul Kruger

Miner (uncredited)

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Mike Lally

Miner (uncredited)

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Richard LaMarr

Townsman (uncredited)

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Jack Low

Miner (uncredited)

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Pierce Lyden

Guard (uncredited)

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Kenneth MacDonald

Dave Fairchild (uncredited)

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Casey MacGregor

Crew Member (uncredited)

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Rory Mallinson

Crewman (uncredited)

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Frank Marlowe

Miner (uncredited)

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Allen Mathews

Driller (uncredited)

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Frank McCarroll

Worker (uncredited)

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Philo McCullough

Mine Owner (uncredited)

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Kansas Moehring

Miner (uncredited)

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Tom Monroe

Miner (uncredited)

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Jack Mower

Train Conductor (uncredited)

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Zon Murray

Glen (uncredited)

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Merlyn Nelson

Stage Driver (uncredited)

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Anton Northpole

Townsman (uncredited)

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Leslie K. O'Pace

Mine Owner (uncredited)

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Post Park

Driver (uncredited)

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House Peters Jr.

Miner (uncredited)

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Joe Phillips

Miner (uncredited)

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Richard Reeves

Cook (uncredited)

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Gail Robinson

Townsman (uncredited)

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Robert Robinson

Train Passenger (uncredited)

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Frosty Royce

Gang Member (uncredited)

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Cosmo Sardo

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

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Sam Savitsky

Mine Owner (uncredited)

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Miles Shepard

Crewman (uncredited)

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George Sherwood

Guard (uncredited)

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Mickey Simpson

Robbie Dolby (uncredited)

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Joseph Darr Smith

Gang Member (uncredited)

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Tom Smith

Townsman (uncredited)

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George Sowards

Miner (uncredited)

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Robert R. Stephenson

Miner (uncredited)

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Harry Tenbrook

Townsman (uncredited)

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Nick Thompson

Worker (uncredited)

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Jack Tornek

Townsman (uncredited)

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Sailor Vincent

Bearded Miner (uncredited)

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Blackjack Ward

Townsman (uncredited)

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Chalky Williams

Miner (uncredited)

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Jack Woody

Clem (uncredited)

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