The Iron Horse

Directed by John Ford

Written by Charles Kenyon, John Russell, Charles Kenyon, Charles Darnton

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.

Cast

George O'Brien

Davy Brandon

Madge Bellamy

Miriam Marsh

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Charles Edward Bull

Abraham Lincoln

Cyril Chadwick

Jesson

Will Walling

Thomas Marsh

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Francis Powers

Sergeant Slattery

J. Farrell MacDonald

Corporal Casey

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Jim Welch

Private Mackay

George Waggner

Buffalo Bill

Fred Kohler

Bauman

James A. Marcus

Judge Haller

Gladys Hulette

Ruby