The Iron Horse (1925)
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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.
- Released: 1925-10-04
- Genres: Western, Drama, History, Romance
- Runtime: 2h 29m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 84 votes
Directed by John Ford.
Top cast
- George O'Brien as Davy Brandon
- Madge Bellamy as Miriam Marsh
- Charles Edward Bull as Abraham Lincoln
- Cyril Chadwick as Jesson
- Will Walling as Thomas Marsh
- Francis Powers as Sergeant Slattery
- J. Farrell MacDonald as Corporal Casey
- Jim Welch as Private Mackay
- George Waggner as Buffalo Bill
- Fred Kohler as Bauman
Where to watch The Iron Horse
- United States: stream on Artiflix; watch free on Kanopy, FlixHouse, Darkroom, Public Domain Movies, Fawesome, Filmtap, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
- United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Artiflix; watch free on Filmtap; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
- India: stream on Artiflix; watch free on JustWatch TV Beta
- Canada: stream on Artiflix; watch free on Filmtap, Tubi TV
- Australia: stream on Artiflix; watch free on Filmtap, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
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