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This Western is a pilot for the series "The Iron Horse," in which a dapper frontier gambler wins a railroad line in a poker game and has his hands full holding it from the clutches of various conniving bad guys.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

10 April 1966

Country

United States of America

Cast

Dale Robertson

Dale Robertson

Benjamin Calhoun

Robert Random

Robert Random

Barnabas Rogers

Diana Hyland

Diana Hyland

Martha Grenier

Sandra Smith

Sandra Smith

Joanna Royce

Lloyd Bochner

Lloyd Bochner

John Pendennis

David Sheiner

David Sheiner

Frontiersman

James Westerfield

James Westerfield

Nehemiah

John Anderson

John Anderson

Standish

Todd Armstrong

Todd Armstrong

Dave Tarrant

Robert Cinder

Robert Cinder

Brooks

Roger Torrey

Roger Torrey

Niles Tovald

Cliff Hall

Cliff Hall

Judge Biddle

Woodrow Parfrey

Woodrow Parfrey

Holmes

James Doohan

James Doohan

Scrimp

Herb Voland

Herb Voland

Buckeye Sullivan

Eddie Firestone

Eddie Firestone

Bundle

Harry Swogger

Harry Swogger

Groat

Ed Griffith

Ed Griffith

Briscoe

Harry Basch

Harry Basch

Printer

Paul Sorensen

Paul Sorensen

Connelly

Howard Morton

Howard Morton

Justin Fornier

Sydna Scott

Sydna Scott

French Kate

Jerry Summers

Jerry Summers

Brooks

Stephanie Hill

Stephanie Hill

Lucy

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