The Iron Horse (1925)
1925 · Silent film · 35 min · dir. John Ford
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
Synopsis
Springfield, Illinois. Brandon, a surveyor, dreams of building a railway to the west, but Marsh, a contractor, is sceptical. Abraham Lincoln looks on as their children, Davy Brandon and Miriam Marsh, play together. Brandon sets off with 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 buries…
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Details
- Director
- John Ford
- Writer
- Charles Kenyon
- Composer
- Erno Rapee
- Cinematography
- George Schneiderman
- Studio
- Fox Film Corporation
- Released
- 1925-10-04
- Running time
- 35 minutes
Cast & crew
John Ford Director
George O'Brien
Madge Bellamy- Charles Edward Bull
Cyril Chadwick
Will Walling- Francis Powers
J. Farrell MacDonald- Jim Welch
