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The Iron Horse is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by John Ford and produced by Fox Film. [2] 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.
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- Drama, History, Romance
- John Ford
- 1925-10-04
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 is...
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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.
Jun 2, 2023 · Dive into the cinematic past with 'The Iron Horse' (1924), a silent film that set the stage for the Western genre in Hollywood. Directed by the legendary John Ford, this movie is a testament...
- 150 min
- 28
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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.
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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.
