Roar of the Iron Horse

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Roar of the Iron Horse
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Thomas Carr
Written by George H. Plympton
Sherman L. Lowe
Royal K. Cole
Produced by Sam Katzman
Starring Jock Mahoney
Narrated by Knox Manning
Cinematography Fayte Brown
Edited by Earl Turner
Color process Black and white
Production
company
Sam Katzman Productions
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date
  • May 31, 1951 (1951-05-31)
Running time
260 minutes
(15 episodes)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Roar of the Iron Horse is a 1951 American Western Serial film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and Thomas Carr and starring Jock Mahoney and Virginia Herrick.

Contents

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

Critical reception

Cline writes that Roar of the Iron Horse was an outstanding release of 1951. [1]

Chapter titles

  1. Indian Attack
  2. Captured by Redskins
  3. Trapped by Outlaws
  4. In the Baron's Stronghold
  5. A Ride for Life
  6. White Indians
  7. Fumes of Fate
  8. Midnight Marauders
  9. Raid of the Pay Train
  10. Trapped on a Trestle
  11. Redskin's Revenge
  12. Plunge of Peril
  13. The Law Takes Over
  14. When Killers Meet
  15. The End of the Trail

Source: [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Cline, William C. (1984). "3. The Six Faces of Adventure". In the Nick of Time . McFarland & Company, Inc. pp.  40. ISBN   0-7864-0471-X.
  2. ↑ Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time . McFarland & Company, Inc. pp.  251–252. ISBN   0-7864-0471-X.
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