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主演：RussellHicks/IronEyesCody/欧文·培导演：弗里茨·朗语言：英语[展开]
主演：RussellHicks/IronEyesCody/欧文·培导演：弗里茨·朗语言：英语/Sioux地区:美国编剧：赞恩·格雷/RobertCarson/JackAndrews/GeorgeBruce/HoraceMcCoy类型：历史/西部上映时间：1949-10-27 别名：用户标签：1940s,弗里茨·朗,美国,西部片,西部,Fritz_Lang,1941,FritzLang片长：95分钟imdb编号：tt0034384Whilesurveyingatelegraphlinein1861,WesternUnionengineerEdwardCreighton(DeanJagger)isseverelyinjuredinanaccident.HeisdiscoveredbyVanceShaw(RandolphScott),anoutlawontherunfromaposse.Forcedtotravelonfootafterhishorsewashurt,ShawatfirstconsidersstealingCreighton'shorse,butchangeshismindandtakesthemanwithhim,savinghislife.
Sometimelater,followinghisrecovery,CreightonreturnstoOmaha,NebraskaandplanstheconstructionofatelegraphlinefromOmahatoSaltLakeCity,Utah.FacingconsiderableoppositiontothelinefromConfederatesoldiers,Indians,andoutlaws,CreightonelicitsthehelpofhissisterSue(VirginiaGilmore),foremanPatGrogan(MinorWatson),andassistantHomerKettle(ChillWills).
Lookingtoputhisoutlawpastbehindhim,ShawarrivesatCreighton'sWesternUnionofficelookingforhonestworkandishiredasascoutbyGroganwhoisunawareofhispast.Creightonrecognizeshimamongthemenandallowshimtostaydespitehissuspicions.CreightonalsohirestenderfootRichardBlake(RobertYoung),aHarvard-educatedengineerasafavortoBlake'sfather.ShawandBlakearebothattractedtoSueandvieforherattention,buttheirromanticrivalryiscutshortwhenconstructionofthetelegraphlinestartsonJuly4,1861.
Afterworkcommencesontheline,oneofthemeniskilledapparentlybyamysteriousbandofcattle-rustlingIndians.UnconvincedthatIndiansaretoblame,Shawridesouttoinvestigateandfollowstherustlers'trailtothecampofJackSlade,aformerfriendandcohort,whosegangcommittedthekillingdisguisedasIndians—thegangShawleftfollowinghislastbankrobbery.SladerevealsthattheyareworkingfortheConfederacytodisruptWesternUnionbecausetheybelievethetelegraphservicewillhelptheUnion.Shawridesawayandreturnstotheline.Notwantingtoturninhisformerfriends,ShawtellsCreightonthatalargebandofDakotaIndiansstolethecattle,andrecommendsthattheysimplyreplacetheherdandnotriskafightwiththeIndians.
Sometimelater,aconfrontationtakesplacebetweenmenworkingontheforwardlineandabandofdrunkenIndians.WhenoneoftheIndianstriestostealsomeequipment,anervousBlakeshootshim,ignoringShaw'sordertoremaincalm.AfterwordarrivesthatthemaincampisunderattackbyotherIndians,theWesternUnionmenrushbacktohelpwiththedefense.Atthemaincamp,Slade'smen,whoareagaindisguisedasIndians,stealtheWesternUnionhorses.ThecompanydiscovertherusewhenoneofthewoundedIndiansturnsouttobeawhiteman.ForcedtobuybacktheirstolenhorsesfromSlade,CreightonbecomessuspiciousofShaw'sinvolvement,especiallywhenheadmitstoknowingthegang.
SoontheU.S.ArmyarrivesandannouncestheIndianshavenowrefusedtoallowthetelegraphlinestogothroughtheirterritoryinresponsetoBlake'sshootingofthedrunkenIndian.Creighton,Shaw,andBlakerideouttoconvinceChiefSpottedHorsetoallowthemtobuildthelinethroughIndianterritory,eventhoughthemanBlakewoundedwasSpottedHorse'sson.CreightonisfinallyabletopersuadetheIndianstoallowthempassage,andworkcontinuesuntilthecompanyapproachesSaltLakeCity.
Sometimelater,ShawreceiveswordthatJackSladewantstomeetwithhim.OnthewaytoseeSlade,ShawiscapturedandboundbySlade'smen.SladesayshisgroupisgoingtoburndowntheWesternUnioncampandtheydon'twantShawtointerfere.AfterSladeandhismenrideoff,Shawescapesfromhisropesbutarrivesbacktoolatetopreventthefire.HehelpsrescuesomeoftheWesternUnionmenfromtheflamesandburnshishandsintheprocess.
Afterthefire,CreightonconfrontsShawforanexplanation,butShawdoesnotrevealwhatheknowsandisfiredbyCreighton.AsShawleavesthecamp,hetellsBlakethatSladeisactuallyShaw'sbrotherandthathe,Shaw,willfindSlade'sgangandstopthemfrominterferingwiththetelegraphproject.ShawridesoffandfindsSladeandhismeninanearbytown.Atthebarbershop,Shawconfrontshisbrother,whosegunisconcealedunderthebarber'ssheet.SladeshootsShawthroughthesheet.Shawfightsbackinspiteofhiswound,killingsomeofthegangmembers,andthendies.BlakearrivesandcontinuesthefightwithSladewhodiesfromhiswounds.Soonafter,theWesternUnionlineiscompletedandtheworkerscelebrate.WhenSuelamentstheabsenceofShaw,CreightontellsherthatShawcanhearthem.西部联盟电影网友评论：8.2/10,獨特的西部片，三位人物的性格鮮明，保持到結尾。Scott(典型牛仔)、Young(文明紳士)、Jagger(進步促進者)，前兩者與女主角三角戀，隱藏衝突但又保持惺惺相惜的三人行。後者對於文明的擁護，決心與印弟安人及賊匪的對立，才會導致Scott歸於宿命。某程度上本片是Lang的西部史詩。影片着重体现了一个变字，老西部向现代化的转变，兰道夫.斯科特由黑帽（反派人物）变成了白帽（正派英雄），罗伯特.杨从一个东部绅士变成了西部牛仔。PS真正破坏西部安宁的是混在印第安人中的白人（白人冒充的印第安人）这点和福特的铁骑异曲同工。老厨师的扮演者从长相到表演都像极了憨豆。。。从奥马哈到盐湖城架电报线的故事。表现出几个小人物的故事，想做正行的牛仔，充滿理想的工程師們，以及一群架線的工人們，尤其是出彩的廚師。西部狂野的風景，我常常分不出是室內還是室外拍的。結尾肖的死，太過宿命了。理髮店的激戰挺耐看的，是西部片慣用的手法。3.6.Lang'sfilms,evenawestern,arefatalistic.Toobadit'snotshootonlocation,therearprojectionreallysucks.朗的西部片，果真是高端大气一些，一去不返的情节，宿命式的结局，在美国西部片里也算是独树一帜。[彩色]西部联盟.WesternUnion(1941)甜蜜电影字幕组是挂在电线杆上死翘翘的那个同志奠基了文明，朗叔拍西部片也近乎无敌我第一次在电影中看到白人用电线电印第安人，朗老师真是太机智了。西联公司宣传片,倒是没想到最后斯科特会挂表现主义西部片，多了些严谨，少了些魅力。-union-1941-avi远古西部片，感谢甜影字幕组 [收起]
