The Iron Trail

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The Iron Trail
Iron Trail lobby card.jpg
Directed by Roy William Neill
Screenplay by Dorothy Farnum
Based onThe 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
  • October 30, 1921 (1921-10-30)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited 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]

Contents

Plot

Competing efforts to build railways into interior Alaska in the early part of the 20th century.

Cast

An unfinished, hand-cut railroad tunnel from the era portrayed in The Iron Trail Old Railroad Tunnel Keystone Canyon.jpg
An unfinished, hand-cut railroad tunnel from the era portrayed in The Iron Trail

Preservation

This film is preserved at the Gosfilmofond archive in Moscow. [4]

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References

  1. "The Iron Trail (1921) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  2. Janiss Garza (2014). "The Iron Trail (1921)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  3. Progressive Silent Film List: The Iron Trail at silentera.com
  4. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Iron Trail