Canadian Pacific (film)

Canadian Pacific is a 1949 historical Western, directed by Edwin L. Marin and starring Randolph Scott and Jane Wyatt. Filmed in Cinecolor on location in the Canadian Rockies in Banff National Park, Morley Indian Reserve in Alberta and Yoho National Park in British Columbia, it spins a fanciful account of the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway.

Andrews heads for Calgary to his girlfriend, Cecille Gautier Nancy Olson. Andrews and Cecilles father John Parrish attend a meeting at which Rourke campaigns against the railway, claiming it will mean the end of trade in the area. Andrews tries to convince the crowd that the railway will benefit them, and that Rourke objects only because it will end his business monopoly. He and Rourke get into a fist fight, which is broken up by Pre Lacombe John Hamilton. To keep the peace and because Cecilles father sides with Rourke, Andrews decides to return to work on the railway Cecille, not understanding and upset at his intention to spend another year away, breaks their engagement.At the camp, Dynamite Dawson J. Carrol Naish tells Andrews of his suspicion that Indians have been stealing dynamite Andrews later finds several cases of dynamite buried at an Indian village. The chief says that young braves had been paid by a white man to steal them. Back at the camp, Cagle and Rourke shoot at one of the cases as Andrews unloads them. Andrews is seriously injured in the resulting explosion. On board a train back to the base hospital, Dr Cabot transfuses her own blood to save Andrewss life. ........

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