The Iron Trail

The Iron Trail (Film), released 1921 — adapted from The Iron Trail by Rex Ellingwood Beach.

Alaskan railroad magnate Curtis Gordon hires engineer Dan Appleton to design a railroad route up the Salmon River to the rich gold country. Gordon turns down the engineer's proposed route in favor of his own, and Appleton quits. Murray O'Neil, a rival builder, hires him and falls in love with his sister Eliza, while Appleton courts Natalie, Gordon's stepdaughter. Following Appleton's plan, O'Neil lays the trail with a bridge crossing the river in face of Gordon's opposition.

Starring Wyndham Standing, Thurston Hall, Reginald Denny, Alma Tell, Harlan Knight.

Directed by Roy William Neill.

The Iron Trail poster artwork

Adaptations