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The Iron Horse
Dir. John Ford
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The Iron Horse
“THE WEDDING OF THE RAILS! ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST THRILLING HISTORICAL DEEDS--THE DRIVING OF THE LAST SPIKE FOR THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD”
Western
Drama
History
Romance
Director
John Ford
Screenplay
Charles Kenyon, John Russell
Brandon, a surveyor, dreams of building a railway to the west. He sets off with his son, Davy, to survey a route. They discover a new pass which will shave 200 miles off the expected distance, but they are set upon by a party of Cheyenne. One of them, a white renegade with only two fingers on his right hand, kills Brandon and scalps him. Davy is all alone now.
Release
Oct 4, 1925
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Country
United States of America
Cast
George O'Brien
Davy Brandon
Madge Bellamy
Miriam Marsh
Cyril Chadwick
Jesson
Will Walling
Thomas Marsh
J. Farrell MacDonald
Corporal Casey
George Waggner
Buffalo Bill
Fred Kohler
Bauman
Gladys Hulette
Ruby
Jean Arthur
Reporter (uncredited)
Chief John Big Tree
Cheyenne Chief (uncredited)
Winston Miller
Young Davy (uncredited)
George Brent
Worker (uncredited)
Thomas Carr
Rail Worker (uncredited)
Peggy Cartwright
Miriam as a Girl (uncredited)
Colin Chase
Tony - Italian Worker (uncredited)
Harvey Clark
Dentist-Barber (uncredited)
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