
Stand Up and Fight
1939 · Movie · 105 min · ★ 6.0
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.
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Details
- Years
- 1939
- Release date
- 1939-01-06
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 105 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (5 votes)
Themes
- slave
- underground railroad
- primitive railroad
Cast & crew

Wallace Beery
as Captain Boss Starkey

Robert Taylor
as Blake Cantrell

Florence Rice
as Susan Griffith

Helen Broderick
as Amanda Griffith

Charles Bickford
as Arnold

Barton MacLane
as Crowder

Charley Grapewin
as 'Old Puff'

John Qualen
as Davy

Robert Gleckler
as Sheriff Barney

Clinton Rosemond
as Enoch
Directed by W.S. Van Dyke