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The Iron Horse

The Iron Horse

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 4, 1925

Runtime

2h 29m

Genres

Western, Drama, History, Romance

User Score

67%

Original Title

The Iron Horse

Production Companies

Fox Film Corporation

Director

John Ford

Description

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.