Roar of the Iron Horse is a 1951 American Western Serial film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and Thomas Carr and starring Jock Mahoney and Virginia Herrick.
Plot A railroad agent named Jim Grant opposes hard-nosed German, Karl Ulrich, called The Baron. Head of a strong ring in America, the infamous Baron was thwarted time and time again as he tried to sabotage the building of the transcontinental railroad with all the means to his scope, strategically bribing the local Indians into doing his dirty work.
Cast Jock Mahoney as Jim Grant (as Jock O'Mahoney) Virginia Herrick as Carol Lane William Fawcett as Rocky Harold Landon as Tom Lane (as Hal Landon) Jack Ingram as Homer Lathrop Mickey Simpson as Cal - Henchman George Eldredge as Karl Ulrich- aka The Baron Myron Healey as Ace -Henchman [Chs.3,4,6,9,10,15] Rusty Wescoatt as Scully - Lathrop's Foreman Frank Ellis as Bat - Henchman Pierce Lyden as Erv Hopkins - Henchman Dick Curtis as Campo - The Baron's Chief Gunman Hugh Prosser as Lefty - Henchman [Chs.1-4,7-9]
Critical reception Cline writes that Roar of the Iron Horse was an outstanding release of 1951.
Chapter titles Indian Attack Captured by Redskins Trapped by Outlaws In the Baron's Stronghold A Ride for Life White Indians Fumes of Fate Midnight Marauders Raid of the Pay Train Trapped on a Trestle Redskin's Revenge Plunge of Peril The Law Takes Over When Killers Meet The End of the Trail Source:
See also List of film serials by year List of film serials by studio
References
External links AllMovie.com Cinefania.com IMDb entry