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The Iron Horse

1924·149'

John Ford

RomanceWesternDramaHistory

★ 6.7

Letterboxd TMDB #71068

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

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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Cast

George O'Brien George O'Brien Davy Brandon
Madge Bellamy Madge Bellamy Miriam Marsh
Charles Edward Bull Abraham Lincoln
Cyril Chadwick Cyril Chadwick Jesson
Will Walling Will Walling Thomas Marsh
Francis Powers Sergeant Slattery
J. Farrell MacDonald J. Farrell MacDonald Corporal Casey
Jim Welch Private Mackay
George Waggner George Waggner Buffalo Bill
Fred Kohler Fred Kohler Bauman
James A. Marcus James A. Marcus Judge Haller
Gladys Hulette Gladys Hulette Ruby

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