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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"

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.

Top Cast

  • George O'Brien

    George O'Brien

    Davy Brandon

  • Madge Bellamy

    Madge Bellamy

    Miriam Marsh

  • Charles Edward Bull

    Charles Edward Bull

    Abraham Lincoln

  • Cyril Chadwick

    Cyril Chadwick

    Jesson

  • Will Walling

    Will Walling

    Thomas Marsh

  • Francis Powers

    Francis Powers

    Sergeant Slattery

  • J. Farrell MacDonald

    J. Farrell MacDonald

    Corporal Casey

  • Jim Welch

    Jim Welch

    Private Mackay

  • George Waggner

    George Waggner

    Buffalo Bill

Overview

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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