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.
故事很简单，黑科技技术宅遭遇仙人跳，当然正义终究会战胜邪恶。不过有几点还是很有现实意义，一是再顶尖的科技也不能放范人性的罪恶，曾经能保护你那万无一失的科技手段一旦落入敌手，你就只能成为待宰羔羊；二是任何突如其来的美丽诱惑可能都是置你于死地的凶器，人在江湖飘，注意不挨刀；三是做任何事情还是要留有后手，鸡蛋放一个蓝子损失巨大。演员阵容算是强大，可惜故事相对比较小格局，情节的走向也比较明显，没有太多的惊喜，反派女面容身材实在太好，这样的仙人跳估计没几个人能抗住，穷人还是好，永远没有这样的担忧。
警笛响起的时候实在有些鄙视好莱坞，
Noomi 的动作片从未让我失望过。这部虚拟战争背景的影片，没有正面硬刚或者谍战的桥段。冰冷结冰的湖面上，士兵决心完成最关键的任务来结束战争。冻结的冰面变数多端，就好似暗喻了这场任务的不确定性。队员因为意外落水，组员间的互相不信任，发现任务的真实秘密后内心产生的动摇。到基地前的那段都很好看。最让人震撼的是无辜市民遭殃最后冻结在湖面的场景，令人心酸。最后到基地的15分钟剧情就有些狗血了。总体观感还是很不错的
论冰雪运动在军事行动中的应用 北欧人民是不是和平的太久对战争的认知还停留在二战
冰天雪地的现代战争，迫不得已的终极武器，不能不让人想到现在的俄乌战争……但是故事真是烂，白瞎了北欧的一片好风光……
各种元素 一盘散沙 再浅陋的主题也是必不可少的
高端的猎人往往以猎物的形式出现，唯一看点为女主的青春颜值，后面女主的操作也是蛮迷的，离谱
近五年都不会再有演技这么垮的女主了吧大概。
抄袭恐怖鸡，社会深度又跟不上，啥时候我中国文化这么有优越性了？
这位男同志用自己的亲身经历证明了他的看门狗应用有多么的好，也告诫广大男性女性千万不要见色起意，否则下场会很惨。
这两星，给库拉格的，其他都如片名一样，支离破碎🙈🙈
这病毒。。。。就这么一罐？不应该每人发一罐，有人挂了还能继续送？
我很喜欢这种有趣的低成本电影，节奏很棒。美女养眼还有演技，五星。
初中习作水平的剧本和台词，演技拉跨的男女主，却能请来大牌影星配戏。莫非这片是娃娃脸女主的某个俄罗斯糖爹投的？
这特么是啥？这么重要的生物武器，就派这几个意志不坚定的垃圾送快递？剧本太烂了，场面也不咋滴，快进看看就行
内容就是富翁以为钓了个漂亮的妹纸，结果是人家早已经密谋要夺取他全部身家的人，最后他妻子和女儿来了才扭转了结局。
“仙人跳”的老套故事。但是，Lily Krug，这个新人小妞也太漂亮了吧，而且还很敢演！给3星全因为她了。😍
再智能的家居/安防系统，还是要人够智能才行，不然都是白搭。“你以为她看上你的有趣，其实是你的钱而已”，在这个物欲横流的社会，防诈骗之心不可无啊。PS：娃娃脸女主也太漂亮了。
我很喜欢这种有趣的低成本电影，节奏很棒。美女养眼还有演技，五星。
剧情平淡无奇 女主够靓与角色形成的反差有点意思 老戏骨有限的表演时间现功力
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