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.
3.5/5 男主好帅哦 看有评论说来个脸叔gay版 那就再来个大魔王姬版吧hhhhh
议题老生常谈，没啥惊喜。女主负责演技，男主负责卖肉。前面三次见面铺垫对立，最后一次见面和解。性工作者的身份得以释然，女性的高潮终究依靠自己。年老的女性角色、老去的躯体，谁说不能散发光芒？！
真的很稳。Nancy的角色是对所有被性别角色所捆绑女性的完美折射，焦虑、欲望、失望和恐惧都在行为和言语中暴露无疑。平日被消费的对象反转成为消费的主体，将男性凝视自食其果；但却不仅仅如此，在凝视的基础上还增加了很多层次的阐释和叙述，对性工作者的迷思，不仅来自性别，更与种族身份密不可分。女性的欲望在一次次宛如心理咨询的谈话中被重提，被讨论，只是多了一些实践的层面，满足性幻想和需求。信息量太大，也感觉到导演想要一下次全部展现，有些细节感觉略微操之过急和刻意。4.8/5
这还真是简介里说的性治疗师啊。不过还是双向治愈。一度以为气氛被打破，无法完成sex，结果每次都做了。非常有趣。被剪的五分钟应该就是最后的疯狂性爱和自慰吧。第四次也是最后一次的sex应该是双方都包含爱意。55岁还是要保持健康，有点小钱啊，才能追回错失的人生了不是。男女主立场对掉，分分钟感觉到了不适。毕竟女性找性治疗，再怎么也是干干净净香喷喷出现，在这个寻求服务的时刻里，还是寻求着对方不要看不上自己。然后脑补了对方性别，大腹便便油腻不洗头的形象，我……确是因为性别倒立，才让这个剧本成立却有趣。
是的，我有一股泪想留下来，能够把自己年老的身体而不再性感的身体献给电影，这才是演员为艺术而献身！
饮性欲之鸩，解孤独之渴。剧本写的有波兰斯基电影那调调，女主角色设计上无懈可击，对比之下其实男主角色的背景设计的略显符号化，正如片中所说像个性圣人。一个有意思的点：性满足是会让人觉得可以所向披靡。享受愉悦是很美妙的事情，性愉悦是上帝赐予每个普通人珍贵的礼物。但既然是欲望，私以为就和其他欲望没有太大区别，欲望是个深渊啊……
6.28 没想到竟然是一部室内二人转话疗片，最喜欢的两个镜头其实是艾玛汤普森在卫生间，男主角百无聊赖发呆的状态，呼之欲出穿透屏幕的空虚
Leo 是 good luck，Nancy 是 take care。不管怎样，又是一部再过100年我们也拍不出来的电影吧
只想说姐妹们好好攒钱吧，老了以后才能买得起高级🦆
一看设定就让人浮想联翩的电影，看的过程中不断感叹性解放重要，但心理咨询更重要。一定程度上用这样近乎不可能的高端鸭美化了sex business。
角色场景都如此之少，却一点也不乏味。无尿点看完全片，跃跃欲试哈，国内哪里找😏
可以直接改一个小剧场。以及这么多年过去了……女性的处境似乎也没有太大变化……Maccormick蛮可爱的。所以性工作者的伦理课作业答案应该很多……宗教课老师是不是可以类比政治课老师，或者道法课老师？改一个中国的应该很带感
或许因为思想的束缚和性格，没有大胆地活出自己，没有什么值得羞愧的，直面真实的自己，在性学大师的开导下，明白人有欲望，也有情感表达的需求。
三星半。还是一个去标签化的过程，真诚的对话当然是令人向往的，但其实正如过分年轻美好的肉体和冷静，乐于接受不同观点的性格，标签没有被解决，而是被雪藏，去掉种种美好的预设，像极了空中楼阁，甚至是政客的单口相声。不过是真的很爱那些真诚的对话。
是的，我有一股泪想留下来，能够把自己年老的身体而不再性感的身体献给电影，这才是演员为艺术而献身！
艾玛！！有生之年看到艾玛的解放😍为阿姨和罗宾森的自我释放拍烂手掌！对自己诚实，接纳本来的自己，包括以前不能直视的欲望。
人物关系真是玩出花了，服务员客户、老师学生、母亲儿子、朋友陌生人，四次招妓从肉体渐入心灵，逐步融化彼此之间的隔膜和各自最在意的心结，假借这些身份的特点和变换，实际完成解放自己、正视性爱、自我和解等大主题的表达和探讨，而且台词太妙了，很有意思
喜欢前半段和结尾，中段匠气略重。以及大根的点评真的一针见血：我们女的就连叫鸭的时候都在幻想亲密关系。太可怕了。性就是性，身体上的亲密不必、很多时候也不能指向心灵的亲密。而且真正的亲密不是追求来的，而是当你拥有之后你后知后觉意识到的。以及，性的释放与舞蹈确实关系紧密。夏天到啦，不如跳舞！
是我最近被宠坏了么？我竟然觉得女性找寻自己的这种电影略有俗套。
靠本事赚钱没什么不好的。
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