The Iron Major (1943)
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William 'Frank' Cavanaugh is a top football coach who gave up his career to enter WWI where he became a hero. After the war he went back to coaching where he ended up having one of the best winning percentages in football history.
- Date of release
- 1943-10-31
- TMDB
- 5.7 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Ray Enright
Casting
- Pat O'Brien — Francis William 'Frank' / 'Cav' Cavanaugh
- Ruth Warrick — Florence Ayres Cavanaugh
- Robert Ryan — Father Timothy 'Tim' Donovan
- Leon Ames — Robert 'Bob' Stewart
- Russell Wade — Private Manning
- Bruce Edwards — Lieutenant Jones
- Richard Martin — David 'Davie' Cavanaugh
- Barbara Hale — Sarah Cavanaugh
- Joseph Crehan — Judge
- Milton Kibbee — Mr. Watkins
Interesting facts
The Iron Major is a 1943 American biographical film about the famed college football coach and World War I hero, Frank Cavanaugh. Directed by Ray Enright, the screenplay was written by Aben Kandel and Warren Duff, based on Florence E. Cavanaugh's story.
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