A Union Pacific promotional railroad spike Paramount Pictures, 1939. Gold railroad spike, each side engraved with a promotional message: "A Paramount Picture"; "Cecil B. DeMille's 'Union Pacific'"; "Starring Barbara Stanwyck–Joel McCrea"; "70th Anniversary Completion First Trancontinental Railroad." This spike was likely distributed at the film's April 28 premiere in Omaha, part of the city's Golden Spike Days. Union Pacific was directed by Cecil B. DeMille, and along with John Ford's Stagecoach (1939), marked the transition of the Western from a B-movie staple to a serious, big-budget film genre. 1.25 x 1.25 x 5.75 in.
A Union Pacific promotional railroad spike Paramount Pictures, 1939. Gold railroad spike, each side engraved with a promotional message: "A Paramount Picture"; "Cecil B. DeMille's 'Union Pacific'"; "Starring Barbara Stanwyck–Joel McCrea"; "70th Anniversary Completion First Trancontinental Railroad." This spike was likely distributed at the film's April 28 premiere in Omaha, part of the city's Golden Spike Days. Union Pacific was directed by Cecil B. DeMille, and along with John Ford's Stagecoach (1939), marked the transition of the Western from a B-movie staple to a serious, big-budget film genre. 1.25 x 1.25 x 5.75 in.
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