

The Iron Horse
1925-10-04 · 149 min · ★ 6.8
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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- Directors
- John Ford
- Production companies
- Fox Film Corporation
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- United States of America
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George O'BrienDavy Brandon
Madge BellamyMiriam Marsh
Cyril ChadwickJesson
Will WallingThomas Marsh
J. Farrell MacDonaldCorporal Casey
George WaggnerBuffalo Bill
Fred KohlerBauman
James A. MarcusJudge Haller
Gladys HuletteRuby
Jean ArthurReporter (uncredited)
Chief John Big TreeCheyenne Chief (uncredited)
Winston MillerYoung Davy (uncredited)
George BrentWorker (uncredited)
Thomas CarrRail Worker (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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