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    The Iron Horse

    1925 · Western · 2h 10m

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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

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    • Drama, History, Romance
    • John Ford
    • 1925-10-04
  3. Overview. 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.

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  5. Dec 2, 2023 · By Connor Scott. Published Dec 2, 2023. The John Ford classic revitalized a waning genre and set the standard for the next hundred years. Image by Jefferson Chacon. The Big Picture. John Ford's...

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  6. Synopsis. The film is dedicated to the memory of Abraham Lincoln and the engineers and toilers who fulfilled his dream of a greater nation. It starts with a Prologue in Springfield Illinois before the Civil War, when Davy is the young son of surveyor Brandon, convinced that one day a transcontinental railroad will be created.

  7. Feb 19, 2024 · 440 subscribers. Subscribed. 2. 185 views 1 day ago. "The Iron Horse" 1924 stands as a monumental cinematic achievement that not only captures the grandeur and ambition of the American...

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  8. The film recouped the full amount in just two New York theaters, going on to become the biggest hit of the year. Fox reportedly spent only $280,000 on The Iron Horse, with Ford keeping it on schedule and within the budget (despite claims to the contrary in later years). The film was the top grossing movie of 1924.

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