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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 325

Kansas Pacific

195373 minUnited States
Western
Video edition
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Original language
English
This copy runs
72:54
Subtitles
English

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Synopsis

As the country approaches civil war, sabotage repeatedly interrupts a railroad under construction in Kansas. An army engineer arrives under cover to help keep the work moving. Winning the crew's confidence and dealing with the foreman's daughter become part of a mission to protect a route with growing strategic importance.

Cast

DirectorsRay Nazarro

Behind the scenes

The film uses a fictional railroad struggle to connect Western construction drama with Civil War tensions. California locations included the Sierra Railroad at Jamestown and the Iverson Movie Ranch. Although the screen copyright notice reads 1952, its theatrical release dates from 1953.

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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.

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