Western

Denver and Rio Grande

- TWO FIGHTING RAILROAD CREWS BATTLE FOR THE ONLY RIGHT OF WAY!

Jim Vesser and his team of railroading men try to build a rail line through a mountain pass, while a group of less scrupulous construction workers sabotages the entire operation in the hopes that they can get their tracks laid first and get the money from the railroad.

Release Date : 1952-05-16

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Paramount Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Denver And The Rio Grande

Cast

Character Name : Jim Vesser

Original Name : Edmond O'Brien

Gender : Male

Character Name : McCabe

Original Name : Sterling Hayden

Gender : Male

Character Name : General William J. Palmer

Original Name : Dean Jagger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Linda Nelson

Original Name : Kasey Rogers

Gender : Female

Character Name : Johnny Buff

Original Name : Lyle Bettger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gil Harkness

Original Name : J. Carrol Naish

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jane Dwyer

Original Name : Zasu Pitts

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sloan

Original Name : Tom Powers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charlie Haskins

Original Name : Robert Barrat

Gender : Male

Character Name : Engineer Moynihan

Original Name : Paul Fix

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bob Nelson

Original Name : Don Haggerty

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sheriff Ed Johnson

Original Name : James Burke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Railroad Worker

Original Name : Pete Kellett

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Train Tribulations. Denver and Rio Grande is directed by Byron Haskin and written by Frank Gruber. It stars Edmond O'Brien, Sterling Hayden, Dean Jagger, Kasey Rogers, Lyle Bettger and J. Carol Naish. Music is by Paul Sawtell and Technicolor cinematography by Ray Rennahan. Two railroad companies battle for the right of way through Royal Gorge - with murderous results... In truth it's without doubt that the scenery on offer here, and if you happen to have any kink for olde steam trains, are what puts this in the above average department. Plot is based around real instances during the advancements of the Denver and Rio Grande railway. It plays out for entertainment purposes as baddies against goodies and as a notable observation of what some will do to get their way. There's strands involving wrongful accusations, simmering passions and a whole host of train sequences snaking through gorgeous locations. There's even some amazing train carnage, which is thrilling and more potent as it's not model work on show. Cast are fine and turning in perfs that we accept as viable for our enjoyment - with a pat on the back for Zasu Pitts and Paul Fix who are playing out a cute and funny mature courtship in the making - and all other tech contributions are safe and appealing enough. Opening with a voice over narration set to scenes of the then modern D&RG railway, before whisking us back to its formative years, this is a nice nostalgia piece that overcomes its plotting failings courtesy of big heart and ocular delights. 7/10