The Great K & A Train Robbery
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The Great K & A Train Robbery is a 1926
American
western film directed by Lewis Seiler
. Starring Tom Mix
and Dorothy Dwan
. The story is based upon 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.
. The film is notable for its use of breathtaking locations around Glenwood Springs and along the Shoshone River
. Local residents gathered every day for three weeks to watch Mix and his famous horse, Tony, perform their own stunts. Mix brought 55 cast and crew members, along with his family, to Colorado in two Pullman train cars and two special baggage cars.
Future western film icon John Wayne
worked as a property assistant on the film and appeared as an extra.
1926 in film
-Events:*August - Warner Brothers debuts the first Vitaphone film, Don Juan. The Vitaphone system used multiple 33⅓ rpm disc records developed by Bell Telephone Laboratories and Western Electric to play back audio synchronized with film....
American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
western film directed by Lewis Seiler
Lewis Seiler
Lewis Seiler was an American film director. He directed 88 films between 1923 and 1958.He was born in New York, New York, and died in Hollywood, California.-Selected filmography:* A Bankrupt Honeymoon...
. Starring Tom Mix
Tom Mix
Thomas Edwin "Tom" Mix was an American film actor and the star of many early Western movies. He made a reported 336 films between 1910 and 1935, all but nine of which were silent features...
and Dorothy Dwan
Dorothy Dwan
Dorothy Dwan was an American film actress. She appeared in 40 films between 1922 and 1930.Born Dorothy Ilgenfritz in Sedalia, Missouri, she married three times...
. The story is based upon 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
Lippincott's Monthly Magazine
Lippincott's Monthly Magazine was a 19th century literary magazine published in Philadelphia from 1868 to 1915, when it relocated to New York to become McBride's Magazine. It merged with Scribner's Magazine in 1916....
in 1896.
Cast
- Tom MixTom MixThomas Edwin "Tom" Mix was an American film actor and the star of many early Western movies. He made a reported 336 films between 1910 and 1935, all but nine of which were silent features...
as Tom Gordon - Tony the Horse as Tony, Tom's Horse (as Tony the Wonder Horse)
- Dorothy DwanDorothy DwanDorothy Dwan was an American film actress. She appeared in 40 films between 1922 and 1930.Born Dorothy Ilgenfritz in Sedalia, Missouri, she married three times...
as Madge Cullen - Will WallingWill WallingWilliam "Will" Walling was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 60 films between 1921 and 1932....
as Eugene Cullen - Harry Gripp as DeLuxe Harry
- Carl MillerCarl Miller (actor)Carl Miller , was an American film actor. He appeared in 44 films between 1917 and 1942.He was born in Wichita County, Texas and died in Honolulu, Hawaii.-Selected filmography:* The Kid - The Man...
as Burton Holt - Edward Peil Sr.Edward Peil Sr.Edward Peil Sr. was an American film actor. He appeared in over 370 films between 1913 and 1951. He was born in Racine, Wisconsin, and died in Hollywood, California.-Selected filmography:...
as Bill Tolfree - Curtis 'Snowball' McHenry as Snowball
- Sammy Cohen as Man in upper berth of train (uncredited)
- John WayneJohn WayneMarion Mitchell Morrison , better known by his stage name John Wayne, was an American film actor, director and producer. He epitomized rugged masculinity and became an enduring American icon. He is famous for his distinctive calm voice, walk, and height...
as Extra (uncredited)
Production
Much of the film was shot on location in Glenwood Springs, ColoradoGlenwood Springs, Colorado
The City of Glenwood Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Garfield County, Colorado, United States. The United States Census Bureau estimated that the city population was 8,564 in 2005...
. The film is notable for its use of breathtaking locations around Glenwood Springs and along the Shoshone River
Shoshone River
The Shoshone River is long river in northern Wyoming in the United States. Its headwaters are in the Absaroka Range in Shoshone National Forest. It ends when it runs into the Big Horn River near Lovell, Wyoming. Cities it runs near or through are Cody, Powell, Byron, and Lovell. Near Cody, it...
. Local residents gathered every day for three weeks to watch Mix and his famous horse, Tony, perform their own stunts. Mix brought 55 cast and crew members, along with his family, to Colorado in two Pullman train cars and two special baggage cars.
Future western film icon John Wayne
John Wayne
Marion Mitchell Morrison , better known by his stage name John Wayne, was an American film actor, director and producer. He epitomized rugged masculinity and became an enduring American icon. He is famous for his distinctive calm voice, walk, and height...
worked as a property assistant on the film and appeared as an extra.