

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
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.
Cast

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)
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Storyline
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.
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