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The Iron Horse

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

  • Movie
  • 1925
  • 2h 29m

Directed by John Ford

6.8

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6.8 out of 10 from 84 votes

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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 and crew

  • George O'Brien

    George O'BrienDavy Brandon

  • Madge Bellamy

    Madge BellamyMiriam Marsh

  • Charles Edward BullAbraham Lincoln

  • Cyril Chadwick

    Cyril ChadwickJesson

  • Will Walling

    Will WallingThomas Marsh

  • Francis PowersSergeant Slattery

  • J. Farrell MacDonald

    J. Farrell MacDonaldCorporal Casey

  • Jim WelchPrivate Mackay

  • George Waggner

    George WaggnerBuffalo Bill

  • Fred Kohler

    Fred KohlerBauman

  • James A. Marcus

    James A. MarcusJudge Haller

  • Gladys Hulette

    Gladys HuletteRuby

  • Jean Arthur

    Jean ArthurReporter (uncredited)

  • Chief John Big Tree

    Chief John Big TreeCheyenne Chief (uncredited)

  • Winston Miller

    Winston MillerYoung Davy (uncredited)

  • Chris Willow BirdIndian (uncredited)

  • Danny BorzageWorker (uncredited)

  • George Brent

    George BrentWorker (uncredited)

Director
John Ford
Writer
Charles Kenyon, John Russell and Charles Darnton
Music
Erno Rapee
Cinematography
George Schneiderman