This John Ford silent Western stars George O'Brien and Madge Bellamy. An epic Wild West tale, THE IRON HORSE follows the building of the Transcontinental Railroad, and is particularly interesting as a document of early American cinema. Read more
| Starring | George O'Brien, Madge Bellamy, George Waggner |
|---|---|
| Director | John Ford |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
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This John Ford silent Western stars George O'Brien and Madge Bellamy. An epic Wild West tale, THE IRON HORSE follows the building of the Transcontinental Railroad, and is particularly interesting as a document of early American cinema.
| Starring | George O'Brien, Madge Bellamy, George Waggner |
|---|---|
| Director | John Ford |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 14 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Collections | 100 Wild Westerns |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1924 To Rent: DVD: not available |
The epic silent Western, made as Fox's response to The Covered Wagon and effortlessly surpassing it. A paean to Lincoln... read more on Time Out
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An historical Gem
A huge silent epic showing the trials and tribulations of building America's Trans-contintal railway in the 1860's. I suspect much of the 'human ... read more »
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MAGIC
Everything I thought it would be!
Pure Magic.
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Patriotic Early Ford Western
Very early John Ford western, don't bother looking for John Wayne here! "The Iron Horse" tells the story of the building of the railroad across ... read more »
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An historical Gem
A huge silent epic showing the trials and tribulations of building America's Trans-contintal railway in the 1860's. I suspect much of the 'human ... read more »
Nobody could make something out of nothing the way that Sergio Leone could. Just look at the first ten minutes of Once Upon a Time in the West: a fistful of tough hombres in ankle-length dusters are waiting for a train at a railway depot out in the middle of nowhere. Their faces are familiar yet strange: Woody Strode and Jack Elam are veteran Hollywood cowboys, with dozens of movies under their belts. But they have never been filmed like this before, gazed at so long or so longingly. Leone... Read more
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