The Iron Horse (1925)

Name: The Iron Horse
Director: John Ford
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, Western
Released: 1925
Duration: 2 h 29 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Charles Edward Bull, Chief John Big Tree, Cyril Chadwick, Francis Powers, Fred Kohler

Drama History Romance Western

6.8 (82 votes)

2h 29m

Overview

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.

Details

Director: John Ford
Writer: Charles Kenyon, John Russell, Charles Darnton
Original Language: English
Budget: N/A

Cast

Charles Edward Bull Chief John Big Tree Cyril Chadwick Francis Powers Fred Kohler George O'Brien George Waggner Gladys Hulette J. Farrell MacDonald James A. Marcus Jean Arthur Jim Welch Madge Bellamy Will Walling Winston Miller