Roar of the Iron Horse
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| Directed by | Spencer Gordon Bennet Thomas Carr |
| Written by | George H. Plympton Sherman L. Lowe Royal K. Cole (story/screenplay) |
| Produced by | Sam Katzman |
| Starring | Jock O'Mahoney Virginia Herrick William Fawcett Hal Landon |
| Narrated by | Knox Manning |
| Cinematography | Fayte Brown (B&W) |
| Edited by | Earl Turner |
| Music by | Mischa Bakaleinikoff (musical director) John Leipold (original music) |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures (U.S.) |
Release date |
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Running time | 15 episodes 260 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Roar of the Iron Horse (1951) was the 45th serial released by Columbia Pictures.
Plot
A railroad agent named Jim Grant opposes hard-nosed German, Karl Ulrich, called The Baron. Head of a strong ring in America, the infamous Baron was thwarted time and time again as he tried to sabotage the building of the transcontinental railroad with all the means to his scope, strategically bribing the local Indians into doing his dirty work.
Cast
- Jock O'Mahoney as Jim Grant
- Virginia Herrick as Carol Lane
- William Fawcett as Rocky
- Hal Landon as Tom Lane
- Jack Ingram as Homer Lathrop
- Mickey Simpson as Cal
- George Eldredge as Karl Ulrich/The Baron
- Myron Healey as Ace
- Rusty Wescoatt as Scully
- Frank Ellis as Beefy
- Pierce Lyden as Erv Hopkins
- Dick Curtis as Campo
- Hugh Prosser as Lefty
- Tommy Farrell as Del
- Bud Osborne as Outlaw
- Rick Vallin as White Eagle
Critical reception
Cline writes that Roar of the Iron Horse was an outstanding release of 1951.[1]
Chapter titles
- Indian Attack
- Captured by Redskins
- Trapped by Outlaws
- In the Baron's Stronghold
- A Ride for Life
- White Indians
- Fumes of Fate
- Midnight Marauders
- Raid of the Pay Train
- Trapped on a Trestle
- Redskin's Revenge
- Plunge of Peril
- The Law Takes Over
- When Killers Meet
- The End of the Trail
Source:[2]
See also
References
- ^ Cline, William C. (1984). "3. The Six Faces of Adventure". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 40. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
- ^ Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 251–252. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.