| Roar of the Iron Horse | |
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| Directed by | Spencer Gordon Bennett Thomas Carr |
| Produced by | Sam Katzman |
| Written by | George H. Plympton Sherman L. Lowe Royal K. Cole (story/screenplay) |
| Narrated by | Knox Manning |
| Starring | Jock O'Mahoney Virginia Herrick William Fawcett Hal Landon |
| Music by | Mischa Bakaleinikoff (musical director) John Leipold (original music) |
| Cinematography | Fayte Brown (B&W) |
| Editing by | Earl Turner |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | May 5 1951 |
| Running time | 15 episodes 260 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Roar of the Iron Horse (1951) was the 45th serial released by Columbia Pictures.
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Roar of the Iron Horse had hero Jock Mahoney in his first leading role, playing Jim Grant, a railroad agent, opposing a typical hardfaced German, George Eldred, 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. Mahoney was an ideal choice to play the lead character, and the role marked the beginning of a long and rewarding association with Columbia Pictures.
Cline writes that Roar of the Iron Horse was an outstanding release of 1951.[1]
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| Preceded by Pirates of the High Seas (1950) |
Columbia Serial Roar of the Iron Horse (1951) |
Succeeded by Mysterious Island (1951) |