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      Stand Up and Fight

      Released Jan 6, 1939 1h 45m Western List
      Reviews In the midst of a bitter rivalry between railroad mogul Blake Cantrell (Robert Taylor) and stagecoach bigwig Capt. Boss Starkey (Wallace Beery), the latter has been renting spare stagecoaches to a mysterious man named Arnold (Charles Bickford) under the pretense of transporting fugitive slaves north to safety. Unfortunately for all involved, Arnold's real racket is capturing slaves and reselling them, and now Cantrell and Starkey have to team up to stop him. Read More Read Less

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      James T. Hamada The Nippu Jiji (Honolulu) A stirring account of the rivalry between early railroads and stagecoach lines for the nation's commerce of the 1850's. Oct 14, 2020 Full Review John Kinloch California Eagle A colorful, stirring drama of early railway days. Oct 30, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis In the midst of a bitter rivalry between railroad mogul Blake Cantrell (Robert Taylor) and stagecoach bigwig Capt. Boss Starkey (Wallace Beery), the latter has been renting spare stagecoaches to a mysterious man named Arnold (Charles Bickford) under the pretense of transporting fugitive slaves north to safety. Unfortunately for all involved, Arnold's real racket is capturing slaves and reselling them, and now Cantrell and Starkey have to team up to stop him.
      Director
      W. S. Van Dyke II
      Production Co
      Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
      Genre
      Western
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jan 6, 1939, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 26, 2017
      Runtime
      1h 45m
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