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The Iron Horse Overview:

The Iron Horse (1924) was a Western - Silent Films Film directed by John Ford (uncredited) and produced by John Ford.

The Iron Horse was inducted into the National Film Registry in 2011.

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Western legends on the Iron Horse!

By Clayton on May 28, 2016 From Phantom Empires

Western legends on the Iron Horse! 5/28/2016 0 Comments Hoss on a mini! I'm a big fan of westerns, from epics like THE BIG COUNTRY with Gregory Peck, to b-reel programmers like RAWHIDE, with the baseball legend Lou Gehrig. TV westerns ... Read full article

Western legends on the Iron Horse!

By Clayton on Feb 1, 2016 From Phantom Empires

Western legends on the Iron Horse! 2/1/2016 0 Comments Hoss on a mini! I'm a big fan of westerns, from epics like THE BIG COUNTRY with Gregory Peck, to b-reel programmers like RAWHIDE, with the baseball legend Lou Gehrig. TV westerns a... Read full article

O Cavalo de Ferro / The Iron Horse (1924)

By Lê on Jul 8, 2014 From Critica Retro

O Cavalo de Ferro / The Iron Horse (1924) Em 1924, John Ford já havia feito 51 filmes como diretor, entre curtas e longas-metragens, e tinha mais 42 créditos como ator (sob o nome Jack Ford). Foi aí que a Fox resolveu contratá-lo para dirigir “O Cavalo de Ferro”, que seria a r... Read full article

O Cavalo de Ferro / The Iron Horse (1924)

By Lê on Jul 8, 2014 From Critica Retro

O Cavalo de Ferro / The Iron Horse (1924) Em 1924, John Ford já havia feito 51 filmes como diretor, entre curtas e longas-metragens, e tinha mais 42 créditos como ator (sob o nome Jack Ford). Foi aí que a Fox resolveu contratá-lo para dirigir “O Cavalo de Ferro”, que seria a r... Read full article

O Cavalo de Ferro / The Iron Horse (1924)

By Lê on Nov 30, -0001 From Critica Retro

O Cavalo de Ferro / The Iron Horse (1924) Em 1924, John Ford já havia feito 51 filmes como diretor, entre curtas e longas-metragens, e tinha mais 42 créditos como ator (sob o nome Jack Ford). Foi aí que a Fox resolveu contratá-lo para dirigir “O Cavalo de Ferro”, que seria a r... Read full article

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The Iron Horse Facts
The VHS version published in Argentina by "Epoca Video Ediciones" was lifted from an Italian video version that, in turn, was lifted from a Paul Killiam print with the titles (except the original credits) replaced with Italian translations. "Epoca Video Ediciones", subtitled that print in Spanish and made an important mistake that they have never corrected: the film was originally released in Argentina as "El caballo de hierro" but they put "El caballo de acero".
In the final scenes of the meeting of the West and East Railways, the director used the actual engines that did meet on that day.They were the Jupiter and Locomotive 116. This is mentioned in the film captions itself.
During the title sequence before the film starts, a dedication is given to George Stephenson the father of the railway locomotive. Unfortunately it describes Stephenson as Scottish, when in fact he is an Englishman, born in Wylam Northumberland in 1781.
During the filming of a climactic gun battle, which took several days to film, the cast and crew awoke to find that an unexpected snowfall had blanketed the set. The crew, and most of the cast, set to work clearing the large set of the fresh snow, and amazingly were able to do so in about an hour.
This was the opening night film for the 15th San Francisco Silent Film Festival in 2010.
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