The Iron Horse

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.

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  John Ford
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  Edward O'Fearna
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  Frank Powolny

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  George O'Brien
  Davy Brandon
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  Madge Bellamy
  Miriam Marsh
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  Charles Edward Bull
  Abraham Lincoln
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  Cyril Chadwick
  Jesson
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  Will Walling
  Thomas Marsh
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  Francis Powers
  Sergeant Slattery
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  J. Farrell MacDonald
  Corporal Casey
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  Jim Welch
  Private Mackay
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  George Waggner
  Buffalo Bill
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  Fred Kohler
  Bauman
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  James A. Marcus
  Judge Haller
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  Gladys Hulette
  Ruby
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  Jean Arthur
  Reporter (uncredited)
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  Chief John Big Tree
  Cheyenne Chief (uncredited)
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  Winston Miller
  Young Davy (uncredited)
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  Chris Willow Bird
  Indian (uncredited)
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  Danny Borzage
  Worker (uncredited)
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  George Brent
  Worker (uncredited)
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  Milton Brown
  Minor Role (uncredited)
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  Thomas Carr
  Rail Worker (uncredited)