The Iron Horse (1925)

10/04/1925 (US) • 2h 29m

Western, Drama, History, Romance

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.

Top Billed Cast

George O'Brien

Davy Brandon

Madge Bellamy

Miriam Marsh

Charles Edward Bull

Abraham Lincoln

Will Walling

Thomas Marsh

Francis Powers

Sergeant Slattery

J. Farrell MacDonald

Corporal Casey

Jim Welch

Private Mackay

George Waggner

Buffalo Bill


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Status

Released

Original Language

No Language

Budget

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Revenue

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Keywords

native american

railroad

springfield illinois

intercontintental railroad

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