The Iron Trail

1921 film

  • October 30, 1921 (1921-10-30)
Running time
70 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Iron Trail is a 1921 American silent adventure film directed by Roy William Neill and written by Dorothy Farnum. The film stars Wyndham Standing, Thurston Hall, Reginald Denny, Alma Tell, and Harlan Knight. The film was released on October 30, 1921, by United Artists.[1][2][3]

Plot

Competing efforts to build railways into interior Alaska in the early part of the 20th century.

Cast

An unfinished, hand-cut railroad tunnel from the era portrayed in The Iron Trail
  • Wyndham Standing as Murray O'Neil
  • Thurston Hall as Curtis Gordon
  • Reginald Denny as Dan Appleton
  • Alma Tell as Eliza Appleton
  • Harlan Knight as Tom Slater
  • Betty Carpenter as Natalie
  • Lee Beggs as Dr. Cyrus Gray
  • Bert Starkey as Denny
  • Danny Hayes as Linn
  • Eulalie Jensen as Mrs. Gordon

Preservation

This film is preserved at the Gosfilmofond archive in Moscow.[4]

References

  1. ^ "The Iron Trail (1921) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  2. ^ Janiss Garza (2014). "The Iron Trail (1921)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  3. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Iron Trail at silentera.com
  4. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Iron Trail

External links

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  • The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Iron Trail
  • Synopsis at AllMovie
  • Digital twin of the unfinished tunnel
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