6.6 /10 1 Votes
Directed by Lewis Seiler Starring Tom Mix
Dorothy Dwan Production
company Lew Seiler Productions Director Lewis Seiler Music by William P. Perry Cast Tom Mix, Dorothy Dwan | 6.5/10 IMDb Screenplay by John Stone Cinematography Daniel B. Clark Initial release 17 October 1926 Screenplay Paul Leicester Ford Produced by Lewis Seiler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Based on The Great K & A Train Robbery
by Paul Leicester Ford Similar Sky High, Riders of the Purple Sage, 3 Bad Men, The Best Bad Man, The Heart of Texas Ryan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Great K & A Train Robbery is a 1926 American Western silent film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Tom Mix and Dorothy Dwan. The film is based on the actual foiling of a train robbery by Dick Gordon as related by Paul Leicester Ford in his book The Great K & A Train Robbery originally published as a serial in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine in 1896.
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Plot
Following a series of robberies of the K & A Railroad, detective Tom Gordon (Tom Mix) is hired to uncover the mystery. Disguised as a bandit, Tom boards the train of K & A President Cullen. Cullen's daughter, Madge, senses that Tom is not a criminal and soon falls in love with him. Madge is sought after by Burton (Carl Miller), her father's secretary, who is in league with the bandits. Tom eventually discovers his duplicity, and with the aid of Tony, his horse, rounds up the villains and wins the hand of Madge.
Cast
Future western film icon John Wayne worked as a property assistant (props boy) on the film and appeared as an extra.
Film locations
Much of the film was shot on location in and around Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The film is notable for its use of breathtaking locations including shots along the Colorado River. Local residents gathered every day for three weeks to watch Mix and his famous horse, Tony, perform their own stunts. Many locals were used as extras. Mix brought the fifty-five cast and crew members, along with his family, to Colorado in two Pullman train cars along with two special baggage cars.
