While surveying a telegraph line in 1861, Western Union engineer Edward Creighton (Dean Jagger) is severely injured in an accident. He is discovered by Vance Shaw (Randolph Scott), an outlaw on the run from a posse. Forced to travel on foot after his horse was hurt, Shaw at first considers stealing Creighton's horse, but changes his mind and takes the man with him, saving his life.
Sometime later, following his recovery, Creighton returns to Omaha, Nebraska and plans the construction of a telegraph line from Omaha to Salt Lake City, Utah. Facing considerable opposition to the line from Confederate soldiers, Indians, and outlaws, Creighton elicits the help of his sister Sue (Virginia Gilmore), foreman Pat Grogan (Minor Watson), and assistant Homer Kettle (Chill Wills).
Looking to put his outlaw past behind him, Shaw arrives at Creighton's Western Union office looking for honest work and is hired as a scout by Grogan who is unaware of his past. Creighton recognizes him among the men and allows him to stay despite his suspicions. Creighton also hires tenderfoot Richard Blake (Robert Young), a Harvard-educated engineer as a favor to Blake's father. Shaw and Blake are both attracted to Sue and vie for her attention, but their romantic rivalry is cut short when construction of the telegraph line starts on July 4, 1861.
After work commences on the line, one of the men is killed apparently by a mysterious band of cattle-rustling Indians. Unconvinced that Indians are to blame, Shaw rides out to investigate and follows the rustlers' trail to the camp of Jack Slade, a former friend and cohort, whose gang committed the killing disguised as Indians—the gang Shaw left following his last bank robbery. Slade reveals that they are working for the Confederacy to disrupt Western Union because they believe the telegraph service will help the Union. Shaw rides away and returns to the line. Not wanting to turn in his former friends, Shaw tells Creighton that a large band of Dakota Indians stole the cattle, and recommends that they simply replace the herd and not risk a fight with the Indians.
Sometime later, a confrontation takes place between men working on the forward line and a band of drunken Indians. When one of the Indians tries to steal some equipment, a nervous Blake shoots him, ignoring Shaw's order to remain calm. After word arrives that the main camp is under attack by other Indians, the Western Union men rush back to help with the defense. At the main camp, Slade's men, who are again disguised as Indians, steal the Western Union horses. The company discover the ruse when one of the wounded Indians turns out to be a white man. Forced to buy back their stolen horses from Slade, Creighton becomes suspicious of Shaw's involvement, especially when he admits to knowing the gang.
Soon the U.S. Army arrives and announces the Indians have now refused to allow the telegraph lines to go through their territory in response to Blake's shooting of the drunken Indian. Creighton, Shaw, and Blake ride out to convince Chief Spotted Horse to allow them to build the line through Indian territory, even though the man Blake wounded was Spotted Horse's son. Creighton is finally able to persuade the Indians to allow them passage, and work continues until the company approaches Salt Lake City.
Sometime later, Shaw receives word that Jack Slade wants to meet with him. On the way to see Slade, Shaw is captured and bound by Slade's men. Slade says his group is going to burn down the Western Union camp and they don't want Shaw to interfere. After Slade and his men ride off, Shaw escapes from his ropes but arrives back too late to prevent the fire. He helps rescue some of the Western Union men from the flames and burns his hands in the process.
After the fire, Creighton confronts Shaw for an explanation, but Shaw does not reveal what he knows and is fired by Creighton. As Shaw leaves the camp, he tells Blake that Slade is actually Shaw's brother and that he, Shaw, will find Slade's gang and stop them from interfering with the telegraph project. Shaw rides off and finds Slade and his men in a nearby town. At the barber shop, Shaw confronts his brother, whose gun is concealed under the barber's sheet. Slade shoots Shaw through the sheet. Shaw fights back in spite of his wound, killing some of the gang members, and then dies. Blake arrives and continues the fight with Slade who dies from his wounds. Soon after, the Western Union line is completed and the workers celebrate. When Sue laments the absence of Shaw, Creighton tells her that Shaw can hear them.
非常有意思的片子！8分！什么叫做相爱相杀！这就是！老爷子虽然死在了自己心爱的吊床上，但是再多一点发挥空间就好了！夫妻两人最后发现了财富密码哈哈
他爹那里就确定了导演编剧就是那种不得好死的变态 特么不是好东西。我就因为这个打一星的。但凡不要给他爹那种死法我都给五星
《死亡之雪》系列导演的新作，接连翻转非常秀，后面就有点撑不住了。
好久没看过这么刺激和惊喜的喜剧血浆Cult了！又爽又炸，反转重重。有点像Cult版的史密斯夫妇。作为劳米粉的我，看完本片更爱她了。本片是挪威鬼才《死亡之雪》的导演与劳米拉佩斯《猎杀星期一》后第二部网飞合作的作品，质量可以说在网飞电影里可以拍前三毫无问题。
是的，那个怂的一批，自以为是，性急易怒，小家子气的人，就是我。
4.5 md,绝了。
暴力血腥，黑色幽默，屎尿屁齐飞的血浆佳作！男主好帅！蓝眼睛好美！
那3个逃犯在阁楼上拉屎的镜头快把我笑死，动作又十分血腥，还有北欧式的冷幽默，这个片质量太高了
男女主血条过长的爽片，一直在撒血后期看得人审美疲劳
3.5哈哈哈哈哈很菊花那段都笑裂了，虽然反击细节经不太起推敲不过梗埋的啊，什么安妮日记，伤口撒盐，三个台球哈哈哈哈哈看的挺爽
这片出乎我意料的好看啊！回味无穷！看完想起这片的一个个小细节，获得最佳编剧奖实至名归呀！今年开年最让我惊喜的电影，年轻女主和中年女主两个演员都演的太好了，值得奥斯卡女主角加冕。电影原声太棒了！每一个小细节前后都有关联，教美女用头饰戴帽子，为后面肚子被扎埋下伏笔。
其实乱七八糟的，各种以前见过的元素混合起来，不怎么新颖了。尤其是一些很低俗的B级戏码……不过娱乐性还是挺强的，可以笑的很没品。
爽片，仅此而已。 太血腥，比起昆汀又整得四不太像
作为玛吉的导演处女作，视听是真的不错。加上改编自费兰特的原著，总体品质确实相当可以。但几处实在太过刻意，反而令人略微反感，而且直接在电影里谈论文学性真的挺做作的。结尾有些莫名，看不懂。相比《女人的碎片》又是另一种维度的无解。有没有孩子似乎女人都是碎片，要拾起完整的自我必须舍弃太多的东西。追求自我实现（和享受人生）和家庭责任之间有着不可调和的矛盾。当然这些也并无新意，势必是要不断重复的母题。孩子们都是魔鬼吧。
下手的时候别犹豫，果断一点，一招致命。一旦结婚，房子和车就成了共同财产。双管猎枪威力挺大呀，但是子弹太少了，换弹也不方便。很少看挪威电影，听不惯挪威语。
说真的，男主那一脚下去我都可怜同情坏人了，哈哈哈哈。
后面比较无聊，前面节奏还是有点慢了，感觉梗有点少，两人性格塑造不够矛盾主要集中在打嘴炮，他爹可真冤枉
好久没看过这么刺激和惊喜的喜剧血浆Cult了！又爽又炸，反转重重。有点像Cult版的史密斯夫妇。作为劳米粉的我，看完本片更爱她了。本片是挪威鬼才《死亡之雪》的导演与劳米拉佩斯《猎杀星期一》后第二部网飞合作的作品，质量可以说在网飞电影里可以拍前三毫无问题。
前一个小时简直五星，拍出两杆大烟枪的感觉，后半小时就跟换了一个编剧一样。
3.5，给人一种因为定位是喜剧好像也评论不了逻辑的错觉。反正感觉导演自己拍的挺开心的。
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