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!

1951 · 260 min · ★ 8.0 · Western

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.

Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet · Written by George H. Plympton

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