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Station West is a american film of genre Action directed by Sidney Lanfield released in USA on 1 september 1948 with Dick Powell
Station West (1948)
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Add to a movie listStation West is a 1948 black-and-white film directed by Sidney Lanfield and based on a Western novel by Luke Short.
The interest of the film lies in the sharp dialogue between Powell and Greer as much as in its plot. Burl Ives plays a small role and sings the following songs on the soundtrack: "A Stranger in Town," "The Sun's Shining Warm," and "A Man Can't Grow Old."
^ "Station West: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
^ Station West at the American Film Institute Catalog.
^ Station West at the Internet Movie Database. Soundtrack section. Accessed: July 24, 2013.
Synopsis
Two soldiers have been robbed and murdered while guarding a shipment of gold. Into town rides Haven, a military intelligence officer traveling incognito.Actors
Dick Powell
(Lt. John Martin Haven)
Jane Greer
(Charlie)
Agnes Moorehead
(Mrs. Mary Caslon)
Burl Ives
(Hotel Clerk (uncredited))
Tom Powers
(Captain George Iles)
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