Academy Awards, USA 1938
| Nominated Oscar | Best Sound, Recording Loren L. Ryder (Paramount SSD) |
Paramount Pictures
Directed by Frank Lloyd
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
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The early history of Wells Fargo as told through the life experiences of one its first employees. Joel McCrea moves from mailman, to pony express rider, to premier representative as the company expands westward with the railroads. He falls in love with southern debutante Francis Dee, eventually marrying her in San Francisco. As the country becomes embroiled in Civil War, their competing loyalties almost break up their marriage. Lloyd tends to paint in broad brushstrokes, and the romantic tribulations take up too much time, but it works just fine as historical escapism.
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