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.
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Cast
55 people
George O'Brien
Davy Brandon
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Madge Bellamy
Miriam Marsh
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Charles Edward Bull
Abraham Lincoln
Cyril Chadwick
Jesson
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Will Walling
Thomas Marsh
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Welcome Danger
Francis Powers
Sergeant Slattery
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Hearts of Oak
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J. Farrell MacDonald
Corporal Casey
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Jim Welch
Private Mackay
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Behind Two Guns
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George Waggner
Buffalo Bill
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Fred Kohler
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James A. Marcus
Judge Haller
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Gladys Hulette
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John Ford Director · Charles Kenyon Screenplay Charles Darnton Writer
Worldwide gross $2M · Budget $280K · United States release October 4, 1925
Box office
Budget
$280,000
Worldwide gross
$2,000,000
Gross vs. budget
7.1×
Production
Fox Film Corporation
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
The Iron Trail · The Trans-Continental Railroad
Working titles
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · No dialogue
Release dates
United States · August 28, 1924
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · October 4, 1925
Theatrical
United States
October 1, 2007 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
November 16, 2007 · Premiere · St. Louis International Film Festival
July 15, 2010 · Premiere · San Francisco Silent Film Festival
Netherlands
September 23, 2011 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
April 17, 1928 · Theatrical
January 3, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Cinemateca Portuguesa
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