The Iron Horse
THE WEDDING OF THE RAILS! ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST THRILLING HISTORICAL DEEDS--THE DRIVING OF THE LAST SPIKE FOR THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD
1925 | 149m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | John Ford |
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| Writer: | Charles Kenyon, John Russell, Charles Darnton |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 04, 1925 |
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| Director: | John Ford |
| Writer: | Charles Kenyon, John Russell, Charles Darnton |
| Genres: | Drama, History, Romance, Western |
| Keywords | native american, railroad, springfield illinois, intercontintental railroad |
| Production Companies | Fox Film Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 21, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| George O'Brien | Davy Brandon |
| Madge Bellamy | Miriam Marsh |
| Charles Edward Bull | Abraham Lincoln |
| Cyril Chadwick | Jesson |
| Will Walling | Thomas Marsh |
| Francis Powers | Sergeant Slattery |
| J. Farrell MacDonald | Corporal Casey |
| Jim Welch | Private Mackay |
| George Waggner | Buffalo Bill |
| Fred Kohler | Bauman |
| James A. Marcus | Judge Haller |
| Gladys Hulette | Ruby |
| Jean Arthur | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Chief John Big Tree | Cheyenne Chief (uncredited) |
| Winston Miller | Young Davy (uncredited) |
| Chris Willow Bird | Indian (uncredited) |
| Danny Borzage | Worker (uncredited) |
| George Brent | Worker (uncredited) |
| Milton Brown | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Thomas Carr | Rail Worker (uncredited) |
| Peggy Cartwright | Miriam as a Girl (uncredited) |
| Colin Chase | Tony - Italian Worker (uncredited) |
| Harvey Clark | Dentist-Barber (uncredited) |
| Elmer Dewey | Worker (uncredited) |
| John Webb Dillion | Tall Woodsman in Prologue (uncredited) |
| Thomas Durant | Jack Ganzhorn (uncredited) |
| Bob Fleming | Worker (uncredited) |
| Willie Fung | Chinaman (uncredited) |
| Jack Ganzhorn | Thomas C. Durant (uncredited) |
| James Gordon | David Brandon Sr (uncredited) |
| James Gordon | David Brandon Sr (uncredited) |
| Ed Jones | Henchman (uncredited) |
| Tiny Jones | Tiny Woman Who Wants a Divorce (uncredited) |
| Sid Jordan | Gunfighter (uncredited) |
| Dick La Reno | Woker (uncredited) |
| Delbert Mann | Charles Crocker (uncredited) |
| Robert Milasch | Hell on Wheels Bartender (uncredited) |
| Winston Miller | Davy as a Boy (uncredited) |
| Pat Moriarity | Rail Worker (uncredited) |
| Charles Newton | Collis P. Huntington (uncredited) |
| Herman Nowlin | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| John M. O'Brien | Dinny (uncredited) |
| Charles O'Malley | Maj. North (uncredited) |
| Jack Padjan | Wild Bill Hickok (uncredited) |
| Edward Peil Sr. | Old Chinese Railroad Worker (uncredited) |
| Jack Richardson | Union Officer at White House (uncredited) |
| Vinegar Roan | Henchman (uncredited) |
| Walter Rodgers | Gen. Dodge (uncredited) |
| Harold D. Schuster | Worker (uncredited) |
| Tom Smith | Cowhand (uncredited) |
| Charles Stevens | Indian (uncredited) |
| Frances Teague | Polka Dot - Dance Hall Girl (uncredited) |
| Stanhope Wheatcroft | John Hay (uncredited) |
| Greg Whitespear | Sioux Chief (uncredited) |
| Leo Willis | Gunman in Saloon (uncredited) |
| Chief Eagle Wing | Indian (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Erno Rapee | Original Music Composer |
| Charles Kenyon | Story, Screenplay |
| John Russell | Story |
| George Schneiderman | Director of Photography |
| Edward O'Fearna | Assistant Director |
| Frank Powolny | Assistant Director |
| William S. Darling | Art Department Manager |
| John Ford | Director |
| R.L. Hough | Props, Property Master |
| Herbert Plews | Assistant Property Master |
| Harold D. Schuster | Production Assistant, Assistant Editor |
| William Fox | Presenter |
| Burnett Guffey | Additional Photography |
| Charles Darnton | Writer |
| Name | Title |
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| John Ford | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 4 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 3 |
| 2024 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| 2024 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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