Das eiserne Pferd (1925)
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In Springfield, Illinois träumt David Brandons Vater von einer transkontinentalen Eisenbahnverbindung nach Kalifornien. Er wird von Thomas Marsh dafür belächelt. Die Kinder der beiden, Davy und Miriam, sind Jugendfreunde. Mit seinem Sohn Davy geht Brandon in den Westen. Eines Nachts werden sie an ihrem Lager von Cheyenne überfallen und ein Weißer auf Seiten der Indianer mit nur zwei Fingern an seiner rechten Hand tötet den alten Brandon. 1862 billigt der Kongress den Pacific Railway Act, ein Gesetz zur Ausführung der Bauarbeiten für eine transkontinentale Eisenbahnverbindung. Der Präsident Abraham Lincoln unterschreibt es trotz einiger Einwände wegen der Finanzierung des Projekts in der Zeit des Bürgerkrieges. Die neu gegründeten Eisenbahnbaugesellschaften Central Pacific und Union Pacific sollen den Bau von West nach Ost bzw. von Ost nach West ausführen.
Der Regisseur:
John Ford
Der Autor:
Charles Kenyon
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George O'Brien as Davy Brandon |
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Madge Bellamy as Miriam Marsh |
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Charles Edward Bull as Abraham Lincoln |
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Cyril Chadwick as Jesson |
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Will Walling as Thomas Marsh |
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Francis Powers as Sergeant Slattery |
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J. Farrell MacDonald as Corporal Casey |
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Jim Welch as Private Mackay |
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George Waggner as Buffalo Bill |
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Fred Kohler as Bauman |
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James A. Marcus as Judge Haller |
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Gladys Hulette as Ruby |
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Jean Arthur as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Chief John Big Tree as Cheyenne Chief (uncredited) |
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Winston Miller as Young Davy (uncredited) |
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Chris Willow Bird as Indian (uncredited) |
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Danny Borzage as Worker (uncredited) |
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George Brent as Worker (uncredited) |
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Milton Brown as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Thomas Carr as Rail Worker (uncredited) |
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Peggy Cartwright as Miriam as a Girl (uncredited) |
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Colin Chase as Tony - Italian Worker (uncredited) |
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Harvey Clark as Dentist-Barber (uncredited) |
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Elmer Dewey as Worker (uncredited) |
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John Webb Dillion as Tall Woodsman in Prologue (uncredited) |
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Thomas Durant as Jack Ganzhorn (uncredited) |
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Bob Fleming as Worker (uncredited) |
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Willie Fung as Chinaman (uncredited) |
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Jack Ganzhorn as Thomas C. Durant (uncredited) |
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James Gordon as David Brandon Sr (uncredited) |
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James Gordon as David Brandon Sr (uncredited) |
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Ed Jones as Henchman (uncredited) |
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Tiny Jones as Tiny Woman Who Wants a Divorce (uncredited) |
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Sid Jordan as Gunfighter (uncredited) |
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Dick La Reno as Woker (uncredited) |
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Delbert Mann as Charles Crocker (uncredited) |
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Robert Milasch as Hell on Wheels Bartender (uncredited) |
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Winston Miller as Davy as a Boy (uncredited) |
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Pat Moriarity as Rail Worker (uncredited) |
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Charles Newton as Collis P. Huntington (uncredited) |
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Herman Nowlin as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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John M. O'Brien as Dinny (uncredited) |
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Charles O'Malley as Maj. North (uncredited) |
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Jack Padjan as Wild Bill Hickok (uncredited) |
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Edward Peil Sr. as Old Chinese Railroad Worker (uncredited) |
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Jack Richardson as Union Officer at White House (uncredited) |
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Vinegar Roan as Henchman (uncredited) |
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Walter Rodgers as Gen. Dodge (uncredited) |
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Harold D. Schuster as Worker (uncredited) |
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Tom Smith as Cowhand (uncredited) |
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Charles Stevens as Indian (uncredited) |
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Frances Teague as Polka Dot - Dance Hall Girl (uncredited) |
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Stanhope Wheatcroft as John Hay (uncredited) |
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Greg Whitespear as Sioux Chief (uncredited) |
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Leo Willis as Gunman in Saloon (uncredited) |
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Chief Eagle Wing as Indian (uncredited) |
| Directing | John Ford | Director |
| Production | John Ford | Producer |
| Writing | Charles Kenyon | Story |
| Writing | John Russell | Story |
| Sound | Erno Rapee | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | George Schneiderman | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Charles Kenyon | Screenplay |
| Directing | Edward O'Fearna | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Frank Powolny | Assistant Director |
| Art | William S. Darling | Art Department Manager |
| Art | R.L. Hough | Property Master |
| Art | R.L. Hough | Props |
| Art | Herbert Plews | Assistant Property Master |
| Editing | Harold D. Schuster | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | William Fox | Presenter |
| Production | Harold D. Schuster | Production Assistant |
| Camera | Burnett Guffey | Additional Photography |
| Writing | Charles Darnton | Writer |
