Wells Fargo

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Wells Fargo (30-Dec-1937)

Director: Frank Lloyd

Writers: Paul Schofield; Gerald Geraghty; Frederick Jackson; Stuart N. Lake

Original Music by: Victor Young

Producer: Frank Lloyd

Keywords: Western

Spanning the 1840s to the 1870s, an entirely fictional Ramsey MacKay rises from express messenger to become a vice president of Wells Fargo. Joel McCrea's first major western; some conflict occurs from his being married to a woman with Confederate sympathies, played by McCrae's real-life wife, Frances Dee. Wells Fargo continued a trend of glorified corporate histories made into film. Received an Oscar nomination for Best Sound.

After Alistair Cooke wrote in his critical review of Wells Fargo, "This is the longest teaser in the history of motion picture -- a ninety minute trailer to a film that was never made", Paramount threatened to sue for $1M, though no lawsuit was ever filed.

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Johnny Mack Brown Actor 1-Sep-1904 14-Nov-1974 College All-American turned film star

Bob Burns Actor 2-Aug-1890 2-Feb-1956 The Arkansas Traveler

Frank Conroy Actor 14-Oct-1890 24-Feb-1964 The Ox-Bow Incident

Bob Cummings Actor 10-Jun-1908 2-Dec-1990 The Bob Cummings Show

Harry Davenport Actor 19-Jan-1866 9-Aug-1949 Gone with the Wind

Frances Dee Actor 26-Nov-1907 6-Mar-2004 Finishing School

Stanley Fields Actor 20-May-1883 23-Apr-1941 Way Out West

Porter Hall Actor 19-Sep-1888 6-Oct-1953 Going My Way

Joel McCrea Actor 5-Nov-1905 20-Oct-1990 Ride the High Country

Ralph Morgan Actor 6-Jul-1883 11-Jun-1956 The Kennel Murder Case

Mary Nash Actor 15-Aug-1884 3-Dec-1976 The Philadelphia Story

Lloyd Nolan Actor 11-Aug-1902 27-Sep-1985 Dr. Chegley on Julia

Henry O'Neill Actor 10-Aug-1891 18-May-1961 Anchors Aweigh

CAST

with
Joel McCrea ... Ramsay MacKay
Bob Burns ... Hank York, a Wanderer
Frances Dee ... Justine Pryor
Lloyd Nolan ... Dal Slade
Henry O'Neill ... Henry Wells
Mary Nash ... Mrs. Pryor
Ralph Morgan ... Nicholas Pryor
Johnny Mack Brown ... Talbot Carter
Porter Hall ... James Oliver
Jack Clark ... William Fargo
Clarence Kolb ... John Butterfield
Bob Cummings ... Dan Trimball, a Prospector
Granville Bates ... Bradford, a Banker
Harry Davenport ... Ingalls, a Banker
Frank Conroy ... Ward, a Banker
Brandon Tynan ... Edwards, a Newspaper Publisher
Peggy Stewart ... Alice MacKay
Bernard Siegel ... Pawnee
Stanley Fields ... Abe, a Prospector
Jane Dewey ... Lucy Dorsett Trimball
Frank McGlynn ... Lincoln

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