Tycoon (1947)
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This John Wayne adventure is set in South America's rugged Andes Mountains. The Duke has been assigned by a powerful US mining magnate to build a railroad to his newest mines. The two men lock horns over the route the railroad will take. The cost-conscious, people-insensitive industrialist wants to take the shortest route, right through the mountain. But building the tunnel will be extremely dangerous. Wayne wants to do it more safely and build a bridge. Eventually, the engineer is forced to acquiesce with his boss. Later the engineer meets and falls in love with a pretty young woman who turns out to be his hated boss's daughter and this only makes matters worse. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- John Wayne, Laraine Day, (more)
- Director(s):
- Richard Wallace
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Tycoon
This John Wayne adventure is set in South America's rugged Andes Mountains. The Duke has been assigned by a powerful US mining magnate to build a railroad to his newest mines. The two men lock horns over the route the railroad will take. The cost-conscious, people-insensitive industrialist wants to take the shortest route, right through the mountain. But building the tunnel will be extremely dangerous. Wayne wants to do it more safely and build a bridge. Eventually, the engineer is forced to acquiesce with his boss. Later the engineer meets and falls in love with a pretty young woman who turns out to be his hated boss's daughter and this only makes matters worse. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 129 mins
Complete Cast of Tycoon
- John Wayne - Johnny Munroe
- Judith Anderson - Miss Braithwaite
- Anthony Quinn - Enrique "Ricky" Vargas
- Paul Fix - Joe
- Harry Woods - Holden
- Charles Trowbridge - Senor Tobar
- Fred Aldrich
- Jane Adrian
- Diane Stewart
- Cedric Hardwicke - Frederick Alexander
- Blanca Vischer
- Wayne McCoy
- Argentina Brunetti
- Eduardo Noriega
- Nacho Galindo
- Laraine Day - Maura Alexander
- James Gleason - Pop Mathews
- Grant Withers - Fog Harris
- Fernando Alvarado - Chico
- Michael Martin Harvey - Curly Massinger
- Martin Garralaga - Chavez
- John Eberts
- Brick Sullivan
- Frank Leyva
- Max Wagner
- Lucio Villegas
- Trevor Bardette
- Sam Lufkin
- Al Murphy
- Joe Dominguez
- Director(s):
- Richard Wallace
- Writer(s):
- Borden Chase, Derek N. Twist, John Twist
- Producer(s):
- Stephen Ames
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