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The Iron Horse
UNITED STATES · 1924

The Iron Horse

John Ford
railroad expansion westward expansion father-son relationship Native American conflict revenge
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Synopsis

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.

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