THE GREAT K & A TRAIN ROBBERY


DIRECTED AND PRODUCED BY LEWIS SEILER
FOX FILM CORPORATION

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Information From IMDb

Plot Summary
Cullen wants to to try and stop the robberies on his railroad.
He hires Tom, even though he knows Cullen's secretary
Holt is tipping off the gang,
Tom poses undercover as a highwayman,
and enlists the help of the hobo DeLuxe Harry,
To help him bring in the gang
Written by ethanedwards

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

Writing Credits
Paul Leicester Ford (novel)
John Stone (scenario)

Produced
Lewis Seiler .

Original Music
William P. Perry

Cinematography
Daniel B. Clark (as Daniel Clark)

Art Department
Duke Morrison .... property boy (uncredited)

Other crew
Malcolm Stuart Boylan .... title designer
William Fox .... presenter
Karl Malkames .... restorer (1977 re-release)

Trivia
* In July 1926, silent film star Tom Mix arrived by train in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, for the shooting. He was accompanied by his family, 55 cast and crew members and 22 horses, including Tony the Horse, who was just as popular as his human counterpart. Two Pullman cars and two special baggage cars conveyed Mix's company and equipment.

* Each day for three weeks spectators lined the Glenwood Canyon road to watch Tom Mix, Tony the Horse and the rest of the troupe complete the exterior shots for the movie. Mix performed all of his own stunts, including rappelling down the walls of Glenwood Canyon. Mix and his horse also galloped the length of Shoshone Dam in one of the movie's chase scenes.

* First ever narrated film released

Memorable Quotes
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Tom Gordon: Don't be alarmed Miss Cullen, I'm just a young bandit trying to get along.

Title card: Tom Gordon - Dropped down from the rim of the world - a stranger - asking no questions - giving no answers.

Filming Locations
Glenwood Springs, Colorado, USA
Royal Gorge, Colorado, USA
Shoshone Dam, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, USA

Duke started working at Fox, in the summer of 1926.
initially thinking his main duties were as a trainer to Tom Mix,
going on location with him to Colorado, to film The Great K & A..
Duke got the wrong impression of Mix,
thinking he would be offered a few lines of dialogue,
but ended up being a prop man!

All was not lost, when Duke returned back to Fox Studios,
there was a certain person around, and that was Mr John Ford,
who cast him as an extra in his forthcoming movie The Dropkick

Tom Mix was 46 when he made this silent movie, and he did his own stunts!
The opening stunt with the ropes over the raging river got me into the film.
His horse " Tony " is really good.
How did they get him to go across a rope bridge?
Apparently Mix rode Tony for many years.
The story is predictable but well done as well.
The train scenes are fun to watch and although
there are some scenes which seem to me over acted
I found it a really enjoyable film.
It is also interesting to see the furnishings
of the railway cars and the steam engines,
which are so obviously authentic for their time.
It's a duster, not a great movie, but fun to watch.
There are so many little things of interest throughout the film
which give one a glimpse of what life was like - way back when.

Actually what I that had happened was that Duke thought he was being hired for Mix's personal trainer.

Jim, I think that's what I said?

I have read somewhere that it was in fact JW that did these stunts for Tom Mix. Just cant recall where. Here are some screen captures.