The Iron Horse (1924)
THE WEDDING OF THE RAILS! ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST THRILLING HISTORICAL DEEDS--THE DRIVING OF THE LAST SPIKE FOR THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD
150 min
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.
- Release date
- August 28, 1924
- Country of origin
- United States
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Cast
- George O'Brien as Dave Brandon
- Madge Bellamy as Miriam Marsh
- Charles Edward Bull as Abraham Lincoln
- Cyril Chadwick as Jesson
- Will Walling as Thomas Marsh
- Francis Powers as Sgt. Slattery
- J. Farrell MacDonald as Cpl. Casey
- Jim Welch as Pvt. Schultz
- George Waggner as Buffalo Bill Cody
- Fred Kohler as Deroux
- James A. Marcus as Judge Haller
- Gladys Hulette as Ruby
- Jean Arthur as Reporter (uncredited)
- Chief John Big Tree as Cheyenne Chief (uncredited)
- Winston Miller as Young Davy (uncredited)
- Chris Willow Bird as Indian (uncredited)
- Danny Borzage as Worker (uncredited)
- George Brent as Worker (uncredited)
- Thomas Carr as Rail Worker (uncredited)
- Peggy Cartwright as Miriam as a Girl (uncredited)
- Colin Chase as Tony - Italian Worker (uncredited)
- Harvey Clark as Dentist-Barber (uncredited)
- John Webb Dillion as Tall Woodsman in Prologue (uncredited)
- Bob Fleming as Worker (uncredited)
- Willie Fung as Chinaman (uncredited)
- Jim Welch as Pvt. Mackay
Crew
- Charles Kenyon · Writer
- John Russell · Writer
- Charles Darnton · Writer
- Kevin Brownlow · Producer
- David Gill · Producer
- John Lanchbery · Composer
- William P. Perry · Composer
- George Schneiderman · Cinematographer