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]

The Iron Trail
Iron Trail lobby card
Directed byRoy William Neill
Screenplay byDorothy Farnum
Based onThe Iron Trail
by Rex Beach
Produced byWhitman Bennett
StarringWyndham Standing
Thurston Hall
Reginald Denny
Alma Tell
Harlan Knight
CinematographyErnest Haller
Production
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Bennett Pictures
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • October 30, 1921 (1921-10-30)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

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

Cast

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An unfinished, hand-cut railroad tunnel from the era portrayed in The Iron Trail

Preservation

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

References

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  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. 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
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