The Iron Horse (1924)
1924 · Silent film · 149 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
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.
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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
- 149 minutes
- Language
- English
Cast & crew
John Ford Director
George O'Brien
Madge Bellamy- Charles Edward Bull
Cyril Chadwick
Will Walling- Francis Powers
J. Farrell MacDonald- Jim Welch
