The Iron Trail
| The Iron Trail | |
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| Directed by | Roy William Neill |
| Screenplay by | Dorothy Farnum |
| Based on | The Iron Trail by Rex Beach |
| Produced by | Whitman Bennett |
| Starring | Wyndham Standing Thurston Hall Reginald Denny Alma Tell Harlan Knight |
| Cinematography | Ernest Haller |
Production company | Bennett Pictures |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (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]
Preservation
This film is preserved at the Gosfilmofond archive in Moscow.[4]
Plot
The plot details the competing efforts to build railways into interior Alaska in the early part of the 20th century.
Cast
- 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
References
- ^ "The Iron Trail (1921) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
- ^ "The Iron Trail (1921)". The New York Times. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Iron Trail at silentera.com
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Iron Trail
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Iron Trail.
- The Iron Trail at IMDb
- The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Iron Trail
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Digital twin of the unfinished tunnel
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