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 byRoy William Neill
Produced byWhitman Bennett
Screenplay byDorothy Farnum
Based onThe Iron Trail
by Rex Beach
StarringWyndham Standing
Thurston Hall
Reginald Denny
Alma Tell
Harlan Knight
CinematographyErnest Haller
Production
company
Bennett Pictures
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • October 30, 1921 (1921-10-30)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (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

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


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