The Iron Horse (1924)

  • NR
  • 08/24/1924 (US)
  • Western
  • 2h 29m

THE WEDDING OF THE RAILS! ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST THRILLING HISTORICAL DEEDS--THE DRIVING OF THE LAST SPIKE FOR THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD

Overview

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.

John Ford

Director

Charles Kenyon

Story

John Russell

Story

Cast

George O’Brien's headshot

George O’Brien

Davy Brandon
Madge Bellamy's headshot

Madge Bellamy

Miriam Marsh
Charles Edward Bull's headshot

Charles Edward Bull

Abraham Lincoln
Cyril Chadwick's headshot

Cyril Chadwick

Jesson
Will Walling's headshot

Will Walling

Thomas Marsh
Francis Powers's headshot

Francis Powers

Sergeant Slattery
J. Farrell MacDonald's headshot

J. Farrell MacDonald

Corporal Casey
Jim Welch's headshot

Jim Welch

Private Mackay

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