The Iron Trail

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
Lobby card
Directed by	Roy William Neill
Produced by	Whitman Bennett
Screenplay by	Dorothy Farnum
Based on	The Iron Trail by Rex Beach
Starring	Wyndham Standing Thurston Hall Reginald Denny Alma Tell Harlan Knight
Cinematography	Ernest Haller
Production company	Bennett Pictures
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	October 30, 1921
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Preservation

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

Plot

The plot details the competing efforts to build railways into interior Alaska in the early part of the 20th century.

Cast

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

• Wyndham Standing as Murray O'Neil
• Thurston Hall as Curtis Gordon
• Reginald Denny as Dan Appleton
• Alma Tell as Eliza Appleton
• Harlan Knight as Tom Slater
• Betty Carpenter as Natalie
• Lee Beggs as Dr. Cyrus Gray
• Bert Starkey as Denny
• Danny Hayes as Linn
• Eulalie Jensen as Mrs. Gordon

References

1. "The Iron Trail (1921) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
2. "The Iron Trail (1921)". The New York Times. 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

External links

• The Iron Trail at IMDb
• The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Iron Trail
• Synopsis at AllMovie
• Digital twin of the unfinished tunnel