The Iron Trail
Brief Synopsis
Honest railroad man Murray O'Neil competes with the crooked railroader Curtis Gordon to be the first to complete a trans-Alaska railroad. O'Neil must complete work on a massive bridge before the spring ice floes can destroy the project.
Cast & Crew
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R. William Neill
Director
Wyndham Standing
Murray O'Neil
Thurston Hall
Curtis Gordon
Reginald Denny
Dan Appleton
Alma Tell
Eliza Appleton
Harlan Knight
Tom Slater
Film Details
Genre
Western
Release Date
Oct
30,
1921
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Bennett Pictures
Distribution Company
United Artists
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel The Iron Trail by Rex Beach (New York, 1913).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
7 reels
Synopsis
Alaskan railroad magnate Curtis Gordon hires engineer Dan Appleton to design a railroad route up the Salmon River to the rich gold country. Gordon turns down the engineer's proposed route in favor of his own, and Appleton quits. Murray O'Neil, a rival builder, hires him and falls in love with his sister Eliza, while Appleton courts Natalie, Gordon's stepdaughter. Following Appleton's plan, O'Neil lays the trail with a bridge crossing the river in face of Gordon's opposition. When the bridge is near completion, the workmen leave in fear of ice floes. Working desperately, O'Neil and Appleton manage to complete the work just before the ice breaks on the bridge, which holds fast. The road is completed and the lovers are united.
Director
R. William Neill
Director
Cast
Wyndham Standing
Murray O'Neil
Thurston Hall
Curtis Gordon
Reginald Denny
Dan Appleton
Alma Tell
Eliza Appleton
Harlan Knight
Tom Slater
Betty Carpenter
Natalie
Lee Beggs
Dr. Cyrus Gray
Bert Starkey
Denny
Danny Hayes
Linn
Eulalie Jensen
Mrs. Gordon
Film Details
Genre
Western
Release Date
Oct
30,
1921
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Bennett Pictures
Distribution Company
United Artists
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel The Iron Trail by Rex Beach (New York, 1913).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
7 reels
