''Roaring Rails'' is a 1924 American silent

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film directed by Tom Forman and featuring Harry Carey.

Cast

* Harry Carey as Big Bill Benson *

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as Little Bill * Edith Roberts as Nora Burke *

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as Malcolm Gregory *

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as Red Burley * Duke R. Lee as John McFarlane

Preservation

A complete print of ''Roaring Rails'' held by

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had its restoration funded by the

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in 2010.Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''Roaring Rails''
/ref> On December 14, 2011,

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aired this restored film.

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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 {{action-film-stub

Cast

Preservation

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