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Roar of the Iron Horse

Roar of the Iron Horse

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

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.

Western

Release: 1951-05-31Runtime: 260 minRating: 6 (1)

Cast

Jock Mahoney

Jock Mahoney

Jim Grant

Virginia Herrick

Virginia Herrick

Carol Lane

William Fawcett

William Fawcett

Rocky

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]

Rusty Wescoatt

Scully - Lathrop's Foreman

Frank Ellis

Frank Ellis

Bat - Henchman

Crew

Spencer Gordon Bennet

Spencer Gordon Bennet

Director

Thomas Carr

Thomas Carr

Director

George H. Plympton

Screenplay

Royal K. Cole

Screenplay

Sherman L. Lowe

Screenplay

Herbert B. Leonard

Production Manager

Fayte M. Browne

Director of Photography

Sam Katzman

Sam Katzman

Producer

Paul Palmentola

Art Direction

Sidney Clifford

Set Decoration