Roar of the Iron Horse
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Roar of the Iron Horse

THE HIGH ROAD TO EMPIRE! forged in blood...paved with hot lead...raging with mile-a-minute action!

8.0 / 10 1951 4h 20mNR English
Western

Storyline

Columbia Pictures elevated stunt man Jock O'Mahoney to stardom in this 15 chapter western serial about the building of the transcontinental railroad. O'Mahoney played a railroad agent who uncovers the master criminal behind a series of sabotage attempts on the construction site.

Cast & Crew

Jock Mahoney

Jock Mahoney

Jim Grant

Lead
Virginia Herrick

Virginia Herrick

Carol Lane

William Fawcett

William Fawcett

Rocky

HL

Harold Landon

Tom Lane

Jack Ingram

Jack Ingram

Homer Lathrop

Mickey Simpson

Mickey Simpson

Cal - Henchman

George Eldredge

George Eldredge

Karl Ulrich- aka The Baron

Myron Healey

Myron Healey

Ace -Henchman [Chs.3,4,6,9,10,15]

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Spencer Gordon Bennet's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Roar of the Iron Horse is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker