The Iron Horse

The Iron Horse (1925)

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

Western Drama History Romance

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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  • Release Date: 1925-10-04
  • Runtime: 2h 29min
  • Director: John Ford

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Cast

  • George O'Brien

    Davy Brandon

  • Madge Bellamy

    Miriam Marsh

  • Charles Edward Bull

    Abraham Lincoln

  • Cyril Chadwick

    Jesson

  • Will Walling

    Thomas Marsh

  • Francis Powers

    Sergeant Slattery

  • J. Farrell MacDonald

    Corporal Casey

  • Jim Welch

    Private Mackay

  • George Waggner

    Buffalo Bill

  • Fred Kohler

    Bauman

  • James A. Marcus

    Judge Haller

  • Gladys Hulette

    Ruby

  • Jean Arthur

    Reporter (uncredited)

  • Chief John Big Tree

    Cheyenne Chief (uncredited)

  • Winston Miller

    Young Davy (uncredited)

  • Chris Willow Bird

    Indian (uncredited)

  • Danny Borzage

    Worker (uncredited)

  • George Brent

    Worker (uncredited)

  • Milton Brown

    Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Thomas Carr

    Rail Worker (uncredited)

  • Peggy Cartwright

    Miriam as a Girl (uncredited)

  • Colin Chase

    Tony - Italian Worker (uncredited)

  • Harvey Clark

    Dentist-Barber (uncredited)

  • Elmer Dewey

    Worker (uncredited)

  • John Webb Dillion

    Tall Woodsman in Prologue (uncredited)

  • Thomas Durant

    Jack Ganzhorn (uncredited)

  • Bob Fleming

    Worker (uncredited)

  • Willie Fung

    Chinaman (uncredited)

  • Jack Ganzhorn

    Thomas C. Durant (uncredited)

  • James Gordon

    David Brandon Sr (uncredited)

  • James Gordon

    David Brandon Sr (uncredited)

  • Ed Jones

    Henchman (uncredited)

  • Tiny Jones

    Tiny Woman Who Wants a Divorce (uncredited)

  • Sid Jordan

    Gunfighter (uncredited)

  • Dick La Reno

    Woker (uncredited)

  • Delbert Mann

    Charles Crocker (uncredited)

  • Robert Milasch

    Hell on Wheels Bartender (uncredited)

  • Winston Miller

    Davy as a Boy (uncredited)

  • Pat Moriarity

    Rail Worker (uncredited)

  • Charles Newton

    Collis P. Huntington (uncredited)

  • Herman Nowlin

    Minor Role (uncredited)

  • John M. O'Brien

    Dinny (uncredited)

  • Charles O'Malley

    Maj. North (uncredited)

  • Jack Padjan

    Wild Bill Hickok (uncredited)

  • Edward Peil Sr.

    Old Chinese Railroad Worker (uncredited)

  • Jack Richardson

    Union Officer at White House (uncredited)

  • Vinegar Roan

    Henchman (uncredited)

  • Walter Rodgers

    Gen. Dodge (uncredited)

  • Harold D. Schuster

    Worker (uncredited)

  • Tom Smith

    Cowhand (uncredited)

  • Charles Stevens

    Indian (uncredited)

  • Frances Teague

    Polka Dot - Dance Hall Girl (uncredited)

  • Stanhope Wheatcroft

    John Hay (uncredited)

  • Greg Whitespear

    Sioux Chief (uncredited)

  • Leo Willis

    Gunman in Saloon (uncredited)

  • Chief Eagle Wing

    Indian (uncredited)

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