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1925 (Germany)
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Blazing the Trail of Love and Civilization more
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Springfield, Illinois. Brandon, a surveyor, dreams of building a railway to the west, but Marsh, a contractor...
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Rated 10 for technical accuracy in railroading history
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(Complete credited cast) | 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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133 min
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Black and White (tinted)
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When on location, the crew built a large town set in which many of the buildings had practical rooms. These rooms soon became living quarters, holding areas and storage space. The editing lab was set up in the post office set.
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Featured in Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs (2000) (TV)
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Having at one time been the Southern Pacific Trainmaster for the territory of the eastern half of the predecessor Central Pacific, I have done extensive research on the old CPRR, between Montello NV and Lovelock NV.
Although not a "railfan" nor a "steam fan", I am an amateur historian.
John Ford's work in "The Iron Horse" was absolutely brilliant. He brought to the screen the real feeling of genuineness with the way the original "Chinaman's railroad" (as many local historians called it) was constructed, to the screen with absolute realism.
My father and his brother were working for Universal at the time this was made.
I'm a real fan of John Ford, and would rank this among his "most technically correct" film accomplishments, and I know that he always strove for realism.
Walter J Gould