The Iron Horse
1924 · Movie · Passed · 149 min · ★ 6.7 · 77% critics
A dream of linking the country by rail pushes a surveying expedition into dangerous frontier territory. After a devastating loss, a young man grows up determined to help finish the line, facing hardship, rivalry, and romance along the way.
Also known as The Iron Trail · The Trans-Continental Railroad
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Details
- Years
- 1924
- Release date
- 1925-10-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- Passed
- Runtime
- 149 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 77/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (75 votes)
- Box office
- $942,889
- Budget
- $280,000
About
You may enjoy this if you like large-scale silent Westerns with frontier adventure and old-Hollywood grandeur, especially if The Big Trail or 3 Bad Men appeal to you; Not for you if slow, text-heavy classics test your patience.
Pros: sweeping frontier scale; exciting action stretches; strong historical atmosphere | Cons: slow pacing; dated performances; too many text cards
Themes
- native american
- railroad
- springfield illinois
- intercontintental railroad
Cast & crew
George O'Brien
as Davy Brandon
Madge Bellamy
as Miriam Marsh
- CB
Charles Edward Bull
as Abraham Lincoln
Cyril Chadwick
as Jesson
Will Walling
as Thomas Marsh
- FP
Francis Powers
as Sergeant Slattery
J. Farrell MacDonald
as Corporal Casey
- JW
Jim Welch
as Private Mackay
George Waggner
as Buffalo Bill
Fred Kohler
as Bauman
Directed by John Ford