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Writers:
Charles Kenyon (story) and
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Release Date:
1925 (Germany) more
Genre:
Western more
Tagline:
Blazing the Trail of Love and Civilization more
Plot:
Springfield, Illinois. Brandon, a surveyor, dreams of building a railway to the west, but Marsh, a contractor... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
S'alright! more (15 total)

Cast

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George O'Brien ... Davy Brandon
Madge Bellamy ... Miriam Marsh
Charles Edward Bull ... Abraham Lincoln
Cyril Chadwick ... Peter Jesson
Will Walling ... Thomas Marsh
Francis Powers ... Sgt. Slattery
J. Farrell MacDonald ... Cpl. Casey
Jim Welch ... Pvt. Schultz (as James Welch)
George Waggner ... Col. William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
Fred Kohler ... Bauman
James A. Marcus ... Judge Haller (as James Marcus)
Gladys Hulette ... Ruby
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Iron Trail (USA) (working title)
The Trans-continental Railroad (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
133 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White (tinted)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Silent
Certification:
Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
Beale's Cut, Newhall, California, USA more
Company:
Fox Film Corporation more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The VHS version published in Argentina by "Epoca Video Ediciones" was lifted from an Italian video version that, in turn, was lifted from a Paul Killiam print with the titles (except the original credits) replaced with Italian translations. "Epoca Video Ediciones", subtitled that print in Spanish and made an important mistake that they have never corrected: the film was originally released in Argentina as "El caballo de hierro" but they put "El caballo de acero". more
Movie Connections:
Edited into The Negro Soldier (1944) more

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5 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
S'alright!, 21 October 1999
Author: gazzo-2 from United States

I remember seeing this, done with a real blue tint if I remember right. J. Farrell McDonald was fun-the bald guy who looks like William Frawley? He shows up as a bartender in John Ford's lator 'My Darling Clementine' '46, pretty much looking the same way.

This was pure '20's Western stuff-having Buffalo Bill AND Wild Bill together(can't tell'em apart here well either...), and Indian attack or three, Lincoln on hand for Americana, some good stuff with buffalo hunting and etc.

George O'brien as the hero is alright too. He went on to play the same kinds of rolls as Tim Holt and Bob Steele did for ages.

This holds up well, is kind of long but involving, and NO, the music score is NOT hokey or out of place. Worked real well the two times I have sat through this film, actually.

*** outta ****, a semi-forgetten classic.

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