''Roaring Rails'' is a 1924 American
silent Western
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film directed by
Tom Forman and featuring
Harry Carey Harry Carey may refer to:
*Harry Carey (actor) (1878–1947), American actor
* Harry Carey Jr. (1921–2012), American actor
* Harry Carey (footballer) (1916–1991), Australian rules footballer
See also
* Henry Carey (disambiguation)
* Harry Car ...
.
Cast
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Harry Carey Harry Carey may refer to:
*Harry Carey (actor) (1878–1947), American actor
* Harry Carey Jr. (1921–2012), American actor
* Harry Carey (footballer) (1916–1991), Australian rules footballer
See also
* Henry Carey (disambiguation)
* Harry Car ...
as Big Bill Benson
*
Frankie Darro
Frankie Darro (born Frank Johnson, Jr.; December 22, 1917 – December 25, 1976) was an American actor and later in his career a stuntman. He began his career as a child actor in silent films, progressed to lead roles and co-starring roles ...
as Little Bill
*
Edith Roberts Edith Roberts may refer to:
* Edith Roberts (actress), American silent film actress
* Edith A. Roberts, American botanist
* Edith Roberts (writer) Edith Roberts may refer to:
* Edith Roberts (actress)
Edith Roberts ( – August 20, 19 ...
as Nora Burke
*
Wallace MacDonald
Wallace Archibald MacDonald (5 May 1891 – 30 October 1978) was a Canadian silent film actor and film producer.
Biography
MacDonald was born in Mulgrave, Nova Scotia, Canada, and attended school in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
He started as a mess ...
as Malcolm Gregory
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Frank Hagney
Frank Sidney Hagney (20 March 1884 – 25 June 1973) was an Australian actor. He is known for his work on ''It's a Wonderful Life'' (1946), ''Ride Him, Cowboy'' (1932) and '' The Sea Beast'' (1926).
Early and career
Born in Sydney, New Sou ...
as Red Burley
*
Duke R. Lee
Duke R. Lee (May 13, 1881 – April 1, 1959) was an American actor.
Lee's career began when he performed in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, and he later played Buffalo Bill on film. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1913 and 1946. I ...
as John McFarlane
Preservation
A complete print of ''Roaring Rails'' held by
George Eastman House
The George Eastman Museum, also referred to as ''George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography and Film'', the world's oldest museum dedicated to photography and one of the world's oldest film archives, opened to the public in 1949 in ...
had its restoration funded by the
National Film Preservation Foundation
The National Film Preservation Foundation (NFPF) is an independent, nonprofit organization created by the U.S. Congress to help save America's film heritage. Growing from a national planning effort led by the Library of Congress, the NFPF began op ...
in 2010.
Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''Roaring Rails''
/ref> On December 14, 2011, Turner Classic Movies
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aired this restored film.
See also
* Harry Carey filmography
This is a list of films featuring Harry Carey.
1910
* ''Bill Sharkey's Last Game''
* ''Gentleman Joe''
1912
* ''An Unseen Enemy'' as The Thief
* ''Two Daughters of Eve'' as In Audience
* ''Friends'' as Bob Kyne - the Prospector
* '' So Near ...
References
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1924 films
American silent feature films
American black-and-white films
1920s action films
Films directed by Tom Forman
Producers Distributing Corporation films
Silent American Western (genre) films
Silent action films
1920s English-language films
1920s American films
English-language action films
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