Roar of the Iron Horse

May 31, 1951

4h 20m

★ 6.0

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Jim Grant

Jock Mahoney

Carol Lane

Virginia Herrick

Rocky

William Fawcett

Tom Lane

Harold Landon

Homer Lathrop

Jack Ingram

Cal - Henchman

Mickey Simpson

Karl Ulrich- aka The Baron

George Eldredge

Ace -Henchman [Chs.3,4,6,9,10,15]

Myron Healey

Scully - Lathrop's Foreman

Rusty Wescoatt

Bat - Henchman

Frank Ellis

Erv Hopkins - Henchman

Pierce Lyden

Campo - The Baron's Chief Gunman

Dick Curtis

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0.0

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0.0

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0.0

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5.5

Adventures of Red Ryder

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6.0

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0.0

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6.0

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0.0

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0.0

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6.5

Perils of the Royal Mounted

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Sergeant MacLane of the Mounties investigates the disruptive activities of a bunch of troublemakers.

6.0

The Phantom Rider

Jan 26, 1946

A new town doctor arrives at the same time as local Indians needprotection from troublemaking looters.

4.5

Custer's Last Stand

Jan 2, 1936

Kit Cardigan seeks the killer of his father...among other plot threads leading up to the famous historical incident.

0.0

The Scarlet Horseman

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0.0

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6.0

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5.2

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