Tycoon (1947)
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57% of users liked it
(393 ratings)
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… More 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
- Directed By
- Richard Wallace
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 27, 1947 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
This romantic adventure with John Wayne (as engineer for a change), made a year before he became a major star, suffers from Wallace's routine helming and Borden Chase's uneven script.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Never terrible, but never that good.
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Cast
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John Wayne
as Johnny Munroe
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Laraine Day
as Maura Alexander
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Judith Anderson
as Miss Braithwaite
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James Gleason
as Pop Mathews
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Anthony Quinn
as Enrique "Ricky" Vargas
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Grant Withers
as Fog Harris
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Paul Fix
as Joe
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Fernando Alvarado
as Chico
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Harry Woods
as Holden
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Michael Martin Harvey
as Curly Massinger
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Charles Trowbridge
as Senor Tobar
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Martin Garralaga
as Chavez
- Fred Aldrich
- Trevor Bardette
- Argentina Brunetti
- Joe Dominguez
- Nacho Galindo
- Sam Lufkin
- Al Murphy
- Eduardo Noriega
- Lucio Villegas
- Blanca Vischer
- Max Wagner
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Cedric Hardwicke
as Frederick Alexander
- Frank Leyva
- Diane Stewart
- James Brick Sullivan
- Jane Adrian
- John Eberts
- Wayne McCoy
