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”
1925•2h 29m•6.8•Released
WesternDramaHistoryRomance
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.
Director
John Ford
Writer
Charles Kenyon, Charles Darnton
Languages
No Language
Studio
Fox Film Corporation
Cast
George O'Brien
Davy Brandon
Madge Bellamy
Miriam Marsh
Charles Edward Bull
Abraham Lincoln
Cyril Chadwick
Jesson
Will Walling
Thomas Marsh
Francis Powers
Sergeant Slattery
J. Farrell MacDonald
Corporal Casey
Jim Welch
Private Mackay
George Waggner
Buffalo Bill
Fred Kohler
Bauman
James A. Marcus
Judge Haller
Gladys Hulette
Ruby
Jean Arthur
Reporter (uncredited)
Chief John Big Tree
Cheyenne Chief (uncredited)
Winston Miller
Young Davy (uncredited)
Production
Company
Fox Film Corporation
Producer
John Ford
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