Denver and the Rio Grande
1952
88 Min
Synopsis
In this classic trains-and-guns frontier drama, railway construction boss Jim Vesser (Edmond O’Brien) takes on merciless adversary McCabe (Sterling Hayden) in a race to complete the first rail right-of-way passage through the Rocky Mountains. Duped by McCabe into believing he’s killed his own friend, Vesser quits his job and the race, but when he sees that McCabe’s people are using sabotage and violence to get ahead, he steps back into the fray.
Director
Byron Haskin
Byron Conrad Haskin (April 22, 1899 – April 16, 1984) was an American film and television director. He was born in Portland, Oregon.
He is remembered today for directing 1953’s The War of the Worlds, one of many films where he teamed with producer George Pal. In his early career, he was a special effects artist, with a number of credits on Warner Bros. films, eventually becoming the head of the studio’s special effects department. During his tenure there he earned three Oscar nominations for his effects work, and was even recognized with a Scientific and Technical Award citation for developing a rear-projection system useful in effects photography. In the late 1940s he turned to directing, helming Treasure Island, Walt Disney’s first live-action feature. In 1953 he began his collaboration with George Pal, followed by The Naked Jungle, Conquest of Space in 1955, and The Power in 1967. His other most noteworthy film is the science fiction adventure Robinson Crusoe on Mars, released… read more
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