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The Iron Horse is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by John Ford and produced by Fox Film. It was a major milestone in Ford's career, and his lifelong connection to the western film genre.
The Iron Horse: Directed by John Ford. With George O'Brien, Madge Bellamy, Charles Edward Bull, Cyril Chadwick. After witnessing the murder of his father by a renegade as a boy, the grown-up Brandon helps to realize his father's dream of a transcontinental railway.
May 17, 2016 · The epic western about the construction of the transcontinental railroad which made John Ford famous. See review and synopsis at:...
This is a fully high definition version of John Ford's Western epic, starring George O'Brien and Madge Bellamy. I do not own the rights to the film, nor am I profiting from it. The picture is in ...
Dec 2, 2023 · The Iron Horse is a complex film that celebrates diversity but also endorses empire and hegemony, reflecting the contradictions of America's history. John Ford...
In Springfield, the surveyor Brandon dreams on building the first transcontinental railroad while his skeptical friend Thomas Marsh, who is a small constructor, believes he is nothing but a dreamer chasing a rainbow; their children Davy Brandon and Miriam Marsh are best friends.
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.
Sep 6, 2020 · The Iron Horse (1924) In pre-Civil War Springfield, Ill., a surveyor named Brandon dreams of a transcontinental railroad, and a businessman named Marsh expresses skepticism. Nearby, Abraham Lincoln watches Brandon’s pre-teen son Dave and Marsh’s pre-teen daughter Miriam as their fondness for one another grows.
Shot on location in Arizona in Ford's beloved Monument Valley, The Iron Horse was a massive production that employed over 6,000 people; two temporary cities were built to accommodate them, with 100 cooks on hand to serve meals.
Brandon, a surveyor, dreams of building a railway to the west, but Marsh, a contractor, is sceptical. Abraham Lincoln looks on as their children, Davy Brandon and Miriam Marsh, play together. Brandon sets off with Davy to survey a route.
