The Iron Horse
1924 · 149 min
Directed by John Ford. Written by Charles Kenyon. Starring George O’Brien, Madge Bellamy, Charles Edward Bull, Cyril Chadwick.
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.
Critics 73% · audiences 78% · streaming on Kanopy, Fawesome, Tubi