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Built by bullets, dynamite, and blood-stained spikes!
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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Sterling HaydenCapt. John Nelson
Eve MillerBarbara Bruce
Barton MacLaneCal Bruce
Harry ShannonSmokestack the Train Engineer
Tom FaddenGus Gustavson the Train Fireman
Reed HadleyBill Quantrill
Douglas FowleyMax Janus
Robert KeysLt. Stanton (as Bob Keys)
Irving BaconCasey
Myron HealeyMorey
James GriffithJoe Farley
Clayton MooreHenchman StoneExplore the crew
- Director
- Ray Nazarro
- Writer
- Daniel B. Ullman
- Original Music Composer
- Albert Sendrey
- Editor
- Walter Hannemann
- Editor
- William Austin
- Producer
- Walter Wanger
- Director of Photography
- Harry Neumann