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The Iron Horse [DVD] [1924]

DVD ~ George O'Brien
4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: George O'Brien, Madge Bellamy, Charles Edward Bull, Cyril Chadwick, Will Walling
  • Directors: John Ford
  • Writers: Charles Darnton, Charles Kenyon, John Russell
  • Producers: John Ford
  • Format: Black & White, Full Screen, PAL, Silent
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Bfi Video
  • DVD Release Date: 24 Jun 2002
  • Run Time: 134 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000066NVH
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 96,669 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Special Features
1.33 Full Screen
Region 2
Dolby Digital 2.0


Synopsis
This John Ford silent Western stars George O'Brien and Madge Bellamy. An epic Wild West tale, THE IRON HORSE follows the building of the Transcontinental Railroad, and is particularly interesting as a document of early American cinema.

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5.0 out of 5 stars First Class Restoration Of This Silent Western Classic., 28 Jul 2006
By Chip Kaufmann (Asheville, N.C. United States) - See all my reviews
Unless you are a silent film enthusiast or an aficionado of Westerns then you are probably unfamiliar with THE IRON HORSE although the phrase describing locomotives is well known. It was made in 1924 by the Fox Film Corporation hoping to cash in on the success of Paramount's THE COVERED WAGON from the year before. Like that film, THE IRON HORSE was conceived on a grand scale using as its subject the building of the first American transcontinental railroad. It was the movie that put John Ford on the map as a filmmaker to be reckoned with where he would remain for the next 40 years. But for years no decent print of the film was available for viewing. All early Fox Films original negatives were destroyed in a fire in 1937 which makes this restoration by Photoplay Productions and the BFI all the more remarkable. The print isn't perfect but it's a far sight better than the old VHS version from the Killiam Collection. The picture quality is good, proper color tints have been added, and there is a quality film score composed by John Lanchbery. The movie is not without its share of flaws including excessive length (134 minutes), an uneven balance between comedy and drama, and a mixed bag of performances with Madge Bellamy being the weakest. George O'Brien as the hero and Fred Kohler as the principal villian still hold up well today and while the storyline is overly familiar to us now, it features many things that would later become cliches'. Incidentally Kohler really had only three fingers on the one hand having lost the others in a mining accident before he became an actor. It's a pity that this first rate DVD is not available in the U.S (and probably won't be considering the low esteem Westerns are held in today) but what is America's loss is Britain's gain so if you are at all interested in silent films or Westerns or director John Ford then THE IRON HORSE is a must have.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Epic without the proper sweep, 23 Jan 2003
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This John Ford epic is not quite as epic as one could wish. It does have its share of visual splendors, although nothing to quite match 'Stagecoach' or the brilliant westerns of the 40's and 50's.
As is often the case with Big Movies of the period, 'The Iron Horse' suffers from an overload of narrative detail, and not sufficient care is taken to secure the sweep of the vision, the pacing of the action. So there is quite a bit of slapstick and a bit too much overwrought melodrama.
Having said that, 'Iron Horse' has ample glories. The tinted images, wonderfully lucid and finely grained in this exemplary edition of the movie from British Film Institue. The newly composed score is quite satisfactory.
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1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Iron Horse-Better than expected, 15 Aug 2003
I had been tempted by this title for some time, & as a Western Railroad enthusiast welcomed the chance to buy same, and in its entertainment content found it enjoyable to watch, and agree with the comments made by the reviewer Michael Bo from Denmark
However, i would have liked to have seen more railroad operations & action, (but then i am a fan of trains with big smokestacks & cowcatchers) Look for the big error, the U.P loco in the film is shown as number 116 opposite Jupiter, the title caption card also claims this, but checking all historical details i find repeated reference to the U.P loco as being numbered 119!
I have double checked the DVD and if fact is correct, some one all those years back got it wrong, but that aside its still a good film.
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