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
1925 en 149 minutes
Rating: 6.6
Plot
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
George O'Brien
Davy Brandon
Madge Bellamy
Miriam Marsh
Charles Edward Bull
Abraham Lincoln
Cyril Chadwick
Jesson
Will Walling
Thomas Marsh
Francis Powers
Sergeant Slattery
J. Farrell MacDonald
Corporal Casey
Jim Welch
Private Mackay
George Waggner
Buffalo Bill
Fred Kohler
Bauman
James A. Marcus
Judge Haller
Gladys Hulette
Ruby
Jean Arthur
Reporter (uncredited)
Chief John Big Tree
Cheyenne Chief (uncredited)
Winston Miller
Young Davy (uncredited)
Chris Willow Bird
Indian (uncredited)
Danny Borzage
Worker (uncredited)
George Brent
Worker (uncredited)
Milton Brown
Minor Role (uncredited)
Thomas Carr
Rail Worker (uncredited)
Peggy Cartwright
Miriam as a Girl (uncredited)
Colin Chase
Tony - Italian Worker (uncredited)
Harvey Clark
Dentist-Barber (uncredited)
Elmer Dewey
Worker (uncredited)
John Webb Dillion
Tall Woodsman in Prologue (uncredited)
Thomas Durant
Jack Ganzhorn (uncredited)
Bob Fleming
Worker (uncredited)
Willie Fung
Chinaman (uncredited)
Jack Ganzhorn
Thomas C. Durant (uncredited)
James Gordon
David Brandon Sr (uncredited)
James Gordon
David Brandon Sr (uncredited)
Ed Jones
Henchman (uncredited)
Tiny Jones
Tiny Woman Who Wants a Divorce (uncredited)
Sid Jordan
Gunfighter (uncredited)
Dick La Reno
Woker (uncredited)
Delbert Mann
Charles Crocker (uncredited)
Robert Milasch
Hell on Wheels Bartender (uncredited)
Winston Miller
Davy as a Boy (uncredited)
Pat Moriarity
Rail Worker (uncredited)
Charles Newton
Collis P. Huntington (uncredited)
Herman Nowlin
Minor Role (uncredited)
John M. O'Brien
Dinny (uncredited)
Charles O'Malley
Maj. North (uncredited)
Jack Padjan
Wild Bill Hickok (uncredited)
Edward Peil Sr.
Old Chinese Railroad Worker (uncredited)
Jack Richardson
Union Officer at White House (uncredited)
Vinegar Roan
Henchman (uncredited)
Walter Rodgers
Gen. Dodge (uncredited)
Harold D. Schuster
Worker (uncredited)
Tom Smith
Cowhand (uncredited)
Charles Stevens
Indian (uncredited)
Frances Teague
Polka Dot - Dance Hall Girl (uncredited)
Stanhope Wheatcroft
John Hay (uncredited)
Greg Whitespear
Sioux Chief (uncredited)
Leo Willis
Gunman in Saloon (uncredited)
Chief Eagle Wing
Indian (uncredited)
