While surveying a telegraph line in 1861, Western Union engineer Edward Creighton (Dean Jagger) is severely injured in an accident. He is discovered by Vance Shaw (Randolph Scott), an outlaw on the run from a posse. Forced to travel on foot after his horse was hurt, Shaw at first considers stealing Creighton's horse, but changes his mind and takes the man with him, saving his life.
Sometime later, following his recovery, Creighton returns to Omaha, Nebraska and plans the construction of a telegraph line from Omaha to Salt Lake City, Utah. Facing considerable opposition to the line from Confederate soldiers, Indians, and outlaws, Creighton elicits the help of his sister Sue (Virginia Gilmore), foreman Pat Grogan (Minor Watson), and assistant Homer Kettle (Chill Wills).
Looking to put his outlaw past behind him, Shaw arrives at Creighton's Western Union office looking for honest work and is hired as a scout by Grogan who is unaware of his past. Creighton recognizes him among the men and allows him to stay despite his suspicions. Creighton also hires tenderfoot Richard Blake (Robert Young), a Harvard-educated engineer as a favor to Blake's father. Shaw and Blake are both attracted to Sue and vie for her attention, but their romantic rivalry is cut short when construction of the telegraph line starts on July 4, 1861.
After work commences on the line, one of the men is killed apparently by a mysterious band of cattle-rustling Indians. Unconvinced that Indians are to blame, Shaw rides out to investigate and follows the rustlers' trail to the camp of Jack Slade, a former friend and cohort, whose gang committed the killing disguised as Indians—the gang Shaw left following his last bank robbery. Slade reveals that they are working for the Confederacy to disrupt Western Union because they believe the telegraph service will help the Union. Shaw rides away and returns to the line. Not wanting to turn in his former friends, Shaw tells Creighton that a large band of Dakota Indians stole the cattle, and recommends that they simply replace the herd and not risk a fight with the Indians.
Sometime later, a confrontation takes place between men working on the forward line and a band of drunken Indians. When one of the Indians tries to steal some equipment, a nervous Blake shoots him, ignoring Shaw's order to remain calm. After word arrives that the main camp is under attack by other Indians, the Western Union men rush back to help with the defense. At the main camp, Slade's men, who are again disguised as Indians, steal the Western Union horses. The company discover the ruse when one of the wounded Indians turns out to be a white man. Forced to buy back their stolen horses from Slade, Creighton becomes suspicious of Shaw's involvement, especially when he admits to knowing the gang.
Soon the U.S. Army arrives and announces the Indians have now refused to allow the telegraph lines to go through their territory in response to Blake's shooting of the drunken Indian. Creighton, Shaw, and Blake ride out to convince Chief Spotted Horse to allow them to build the line through Indian territory, even though the man Blake wounded was Spotted Horse's son. Creighton is finally able to persuade the Indians to allow them passage, and work continues until the company approaches Salt Lake City.
Sometime later, Shaw receives word that Jack Slade wants to meet with him. On the way to see Slade, Shaw is captured and bound by Slade's men. Slade says his group is going to burn down the Western Union camp and they don't want Shaw to interfere. After Slade and his men ride off, Shaw escapes from his ropes but arrives back too late to prevent the fire. He helps rescue some of the Western Union men from the flames and burns his hands in the process.
After the fire, Creighton confronts Shaw for an explanation, but Shaw does not reveal what he knows and is fired by Creighton. As Shaw leaves the camp, he tells Blake that Slade is actually Shaw's brother and that he, Shaw, will find Slade's gang and stop them from interfering with the telegraph project. Shaw rides off and finds Slade and his men in a nearby town. At the barber shop, Shaw confronts his brother, whose gun is concealed under the barber's sheet. Slade shoots Shaw through the sheet. Shaw fights back in spite of his wound, killing some of the gang members, and then dies. Blake arrives and continues the fight with Slade who dies from his wounds. Soon after, the Western Union line is completed and the workers celebrate. When Sue laments the absence of Shaw, Creighton tells her that Shaw can hear them.
本来都是我喜欢的卡司，结果特别是最后一幕，张伯伦说，看我牺牲好大，让你们认清希特勒。。。估计导演是德国人的原因？那个演员还是好看的
妻子是唐顿庄园里的三小姐，看到结尾的时候，Paul和Hugh也意识到单纯刺杀和不签条约已经无法阻止战争，所以两人都心有灵犀继续战斗，只是在各自的战线上
好长啊（唱歌得占一半时长）印度人对英国人 就仿佛中国对小日本的恨
好长啊（唱歌得占一半时长）印度人对英国人 就仿佛中国对小日本的恨
《投敌者》《1917》都看过，怪不得双男主眼熟，《巴比伦柏林》的夏洛特只是出演了工具人吗？
正巧跟今天的新闻有些贴合
额，真的每个国家都一样呗，以后不要总喷自己国家喜欢意淫了。亚非拉兄弟万岁……哈哈哈哈
他们能做出这种事，就能做出任何事。
历史总是在不断地循环，俄乌对峙让欧洲又走到的战争边缘。
这个电影SB的地方在于傲慢，做为一战胜利国的人民完全无视德国普通百姓的的感受，杀了希特勒就能解决问题吗？
基于史实的改编基本等于戴着镣铐跳舞 荞麦和Jannis意外有点好嗑
在这样的话面前，我不想说张伯伦和绥靖政策
影片属于印度抗殖民神剧，而且是相当的神，神出了高水平，演员表演很认真，特效场面也非常不错 ，可以说是神剧中的翘楚。这几年批评影视作品不严谨，不严肃，不真实的调调实在是太多了。 但全世界的神剧都是很多的， 这种片子虽说很雷，但是看着解气啊，解压啊， 能给人民大众带来欢迎与释放的影视作品也是有市场的，有一定价值的。
荞麦和杰尼斯表情都好棒🥺看着他们紧张了我也紧张了看着他们一起抽烟我也想在个人分享一根纸烟。大格局上，国家啊民族之类的表现较弱，但是对手戏真的很有张力啊！
燃爆了好吧！什么叫文化自信！！！什么他妈的叫文化自信！！！
反对英帝国主义的革命电影，中印人民联合起来一起打倒昂撒海盗民族邪恶统治…另外确定这不是gay片？
剧情实在一般，但你就是燃得飞起那种感觉，很是不赖
4.0 拍的真的不好。唯一可以说的是历史氛围感，仅此而已。
荞麦和杰尼斯表情都好棒🥺看着他们紧张了我也紧张了看着他们一起抽烟我也想在个人分享一根纸烟。大格局上，国家啊民族之类的表现较弱，但是对手戏真的很有张力啊！
我爸一边看得带劲儿，一边说：“呀，抗日神剧都不敢这么拍”
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