The Great K & A Train Robbery

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The Great K & A Train Robbery
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Lewis Seiler
Produced by Lewis Seiler
Screenplay by John Stone
Based on The Great K & A Train Robbery
by Paul Leicester Ford
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Music by William P. Perry
Cinematography Daniel B. Clark
Production
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Lew Seiler Productions
Distributed by Fox Film Corporation
Release dates
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  • October 17, 1926 (1926-10-17)
Running time
 53 minutes
Country United States
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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[1] 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.[2][3][4]

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

  • Tom Mix as Tom Gordon
  • Tony the Horse as Tony, Tom's Horse
  • Dorothy Dwan as Madge Cullen
  • Will Walling as Eugene Cullen
  • Harry Gripp as DeLuxe Harry
  • Carl Miller as Burton Holt
  • Edward Peil Sr. as Bill Tolfree
  • Curtis 'Snowball' McHenry as Snowball
  • Sammy Cohen as Man in upper berth of train (uncredited)

Future western film icon John Wayne worked as a property assistant (props boy) on the film and appeared as an extra.[5][6]

Film locations

Much of the film was shot on location in and around Glenwood Springs, Colorado.[7] The film is notable for its use of breathtaking locations including shots along the Colorado River.[5] Local residents gathered every day for three weeks to watch Mix and his famous horse, Tony, perform their own stunts.[5] Many locals were used as extras.[7] 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.[7][5][8]

  • Glenwood Springs, Colorado[5]
  • Royal Gorge, Colorado[8]
  • Shoshone Dam[7]

See also

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  1. ↑ Dick Gordan was at the time the superintendent of the Kansas and Arizona Railroad, and was a Yale graduate where he had played football.
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