The Iron Horse
Western
Drama
History
Romance
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.
1925-10-04
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Cast
Director
John Ford
George O'Brien as Davy Brandon
Madge Bellamy as Miriam Marsh
Cyril Chadwick as Jesson
Will Walling as Thomas Marsh
J. Farrell MacDonald as Corporal Casey
George Waggner as Buffalo Bill
Fred Kohler as Bauman
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)
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)
Willie Fung as Chinaman (uncredited)
James Gordon as David Brandon Sr (uncredited)
Sid Jordan as Gunfighter (uncredited)
Delbert Mann as Charles Crocker (uncredited)
Robert Milasch as Hell on Wheels Bartender (uncredited)
Winston Miller as Davy as a Boy (uncredited)
Edward Peil Sr. as Old Chinese Railroad Worker (uncredited)
Jack Richardson as Union Officer at White House (uncredited)
Walter Rodgers as Gen. Dodge (uncredited)
Charles Stevens as Indian (uncredited)
Stanhope Wheatcroft as John Hay (uncredited)
Leo Willis as Gunman in Saloon (uncredited)