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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

19252h 29m 6.8/ 10

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.

Cast

  • George O'BrienDavy Brandon
  • Madge BellamyMiriam Marsh
  • C
    Charles Edward BullAbraham Lincoln
  • Cyril ChadwickJesson
  • Will WallingThomas Marsh
  • F
    Francis PowersSergeant Slattery
  • J. Farrell MacDonaldCorporal Casey
  • J
    Jim WelchPrivate Mackay
  • George WaggnerBuffalo Bill
  • Fred KohlerBauman
  • James A. MarcusJudge Haller
  • Gladys HuletteRuby
  • Jean ArthurReporter (uncredited)
  • Chief John Big TreeCheyenne Chief (uncredited)
  • Winston MillerYoung Davy (uncredited)
  • C
    Chris Willow BirdIndian (uncredited)

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