The Uprising
2026 · History · Drama
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Film / 1925
The Iron Horse
Directed by
John Ford
Brandon, a surveyor, dreams of building a railway to the west. He sets off with his son, Davy, to survey a route. They discover a new pass which will shave 200 miles off the expected distance, but they are set upon by a party of Cheyenne. One of them, a white renegade with only two fingers on his right hand, kills Brandon and scalps him. Davy is all alone now.
The story
Brandon, a surveyor, dreams of building a railway to the west. He sets off with his son, Davy, to survey a route. They discover a new pass which will shave 200 miles off the expected distance, but they are set upon by a party of Cheyenne. One of them, a white renegade with only two fingers on his right hand, kills Brandon and scalps him. Davy is all alone now.
Cast
George O'BrienDavy Brandon
Madge BellamyMiriam Marsh
Charles Edward BullAbraham Lincoln
Cyril ChadwickJesson
Will WallingThomas Marsh
Francis PowersSergeant Slattery
J. Farrell MacDonaldCorporal Casey
Jim WelchPrivate Mackay
George WaggnerBuffalo Bill
Fred KohlerBauman
James A. MarcusJudge Haller
Gladys HuletteRuby
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Jean ArthurReporter (uncredited)
Chief John Big TreeCheyenne Chief (uncredited)
Winston MillerYoung Davy (uncredited)
Chris Willow BirdIndian (uncredited)
Danny BorzageWorker (uncredited)
George BrentWorker (uncredited)
Milton BrownMinor Role (uncredited)
Thomas CarrRail Worker (uncredited)
Peggy CartwrightMiriam as a Girl (uncredited)
Colin ChaseTony - Italian Worker (uncredited)
Harvey ClarkDentist-Barber (uncredited)
Elmer DeweyWorker (uncredited)
John Webb DillionTall Woodsman in Prologue (uncredited)
Thomas DurantJack Ganzhorn (uncredited)
Bob FlemingWorker (uncredited)
Willie FungChinaman (uncredited)
Jack GanzhornThomas C. Durant (uncredited)
James GordonDavid Brandon Sr (uncredited)
James GordonDavid Brandon Sr (uncredited)
Ed JonesHenchman (uncredited)
Tiny JonesTiny Woman Who Wants a Divorce (uncredited)
Sid JordanGunfighter (uncredited)
Dick La RenoWoker (uncredited)
Delbert MannCharles Crocker (uncredited)
Robert MilaschHell on Wheels Bartender (uncredited)
Pat MoriarityRail Worker (uncredited)
Charles NewtonCollis P. Huntington (uncredited)
Herman NowlinMinor Role (uncredited)
John M. O'BrienDinny (uncredited)
Charles O'MalleyMaj. North (uncredited)
Jack PadjanWild Bill Hickok (uncredited)
Edward Peil Sr.Old Chinese Railroad Worker (uncredited)
Jack RichardsonUnion Officer at White House (uncredited)
Vinegar RoanHenchman (uncredited)
Walter RodgersGen. Dodge (uncredited)
Harold D. SchusterWorker (uncredited)
Tom SmithCowhand (uncredited)
Charles StevensIndian (uncredited)
Frances TeaguePolka Dot - Dance Hall Girl (uncredited)
Stanhope WheatcroftJohn Hay (uncredited)
Greg WhitespearSioux Chief (uncredited)
Leo WillisGunman in Saloon (uncredited)
Chief Eagle WingIndian (uncredited)
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