Kansas Pacific

1h 13min

Western

Action

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.

Production Companies

Walter Wanger Productions

Allied Artists Pictures

Cast

Sterling Hayden

Sterling Hayden

Capt. John Nelson
Eve Miller

Eve Miller

Barbara Bruce
Harry Shannon

Harry Shannon

Smokestack the Train Engineer
Tom Fadden

Tom Fadden

Gus Gustavson the Train Fireman
Reed Hadley

Reed Hadley

Bill Quantrill
Robert Keys

Robert Keys

Lt. Stanton (as Bob Keys)
James Griffith

James Griffith

Joe Farley
Clayton Moore

Clayton Moore

Henchman Stone
Jonathan Hale

Jonathan Hale

Sherman Johnson

Release date

22nd Feb 1953

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English