The Iron Horse
- Released on
Western, Drama, History, Romance
•- Runtime
- 149 mins
(66 votes)
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.
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’Brien
- Madge Bellamy
- Charles Edward Bull
- Cyril Chadwick
- Will Walling
- Francis Powers
- J. Farrell MacDonald
- Jim Welch
- George Waggner
- Fred Kohler
- James A. Marcus
- Gladys Hulette
- Jean Arthur
- Chief John Big Tree
- Winston Miller
Director
- John Ford
Producers
- John Ford
Screenwriter
- Charles Kenyon
