Following a series of robberies of the K & A Railroad, detective Tom Gordon is hired to uncover the mystery. Disguised as a bandit, Tom boards the train of K & A President Cullen. Cullen's daughter, Madge, senses that Tom is not a criminal and soon falls in love with him. Madge is sought after by Burton, her father's secretary, who is in league with the bandits. Tom eventually discovers his duplicity, and with the aid of Tony, his horse, rounds up the villains and wins the hand of Madge.
Sammy Cohen as Man in upper berth of train (uncredited)
Future Western film icon John Wayne worked as a property assistant (props boy) on the film and appeared as an extra.[5][6]
Film locations
Much of the film was shot on location in and around Glenwood Springs, Colorado.[7] The film is notable for its use of breathtaking locations including shots along the Colorado River.[5] Local residents gathered every day for three weeks to watch Mix and his famous horse, Tony, perform their own stunts.[5] Many locals were used as extras.[7] Mix brought the fifty-five cast and crew members, along with his family, to Colorado in two Pullman train cars along with two special baggage cars.[5][7][8]
^Although Wayne met Tom Mix on the film sets, there was also a story that Wayne acted as Tom Mix's personal trainer, this is disputed by Wayne's ofttime director Henry Hathaway who said: "I'm not sure that Tom Mix actually took Duke on as a trainer. I think it's one of those stories that the studio put into his biographies because it made for a good story." Munn, Michael (2005). John Wayne: The Man Behind the Myth. New York: New American Library (Penguin). p. 17. ISBN978-0-451-21414-0.
^ abcdUrquhart, Lena M. (1970). Glenwood Springs: Spa in the Mountains. Boulder, Colorado: Pruett Publishing Company. p. 135. OCLC1813156.
^ abMagill, Frank Northen, ed. (1982). Magill's survey of cinema--silent films - Volume 2. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Salem Press. p. 506. ISBN978-0-89356-239-7.
