Stand Up and Fight (1939)

Action & Adventure • NR • Directed by: W.S. Van Dyke • 91 minutes

Wallace Beery and Robert Taylor star in this action drama set in the 19th century American West. Empire-building Blake Cantrell (Taylor) clashes with Captain Boss Starkey while constructing a railroad across the wide open spaces. As Cantrell progresses from drunken roisterer to pioneering visionary, Starkey goes from deadly foe to trusted friend. Charles Bickford and Florence Rice also star.