Iron Man (1951)
He's all man in the ring -- or anywhere!
An ambitious coal miner is talked into becoming a boxer by his gambler brother.
- Date of release
- 1951-09-20
- TMDB
- 6.2 / 10 (22)
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Joseph Pevney
Casting
- Jeff Chandler — Coke Mason
- Evelyn Keyes — Rose Warren Mason
- Stephen McNally — George Mason
- Rock Hudson — Tommy 'Speed' O'Keefe
- Joyce Holden — 'Tiny' Ford - Photographer
- Jim Backus — Max Watkins
- James Arness — Alex Mallick
- Steve Martin — Joe Savella
- George Baxter — Herb Riley
- George Adrian — Charlie (uncredited)
- Al Bain — Boxer (uncredited)
- Sam Balter — Ringside Announcer (uncredited)
Interesting facts
Iron Man is a 1951 American sports drama film noir directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Jeff Chandler, Evelyn Keyes and Stephen McNally, with an early appearance by Rock Hudson as a boxer. The film is a remake of a 1931 film of the same title directed by Tod Browning.
Background
Jeff Chandler trained as a boxer to play the role. He said: "It's my chance to step right up there in a class with Kirk Douglas and Bob Ryan. And that's pretty fast company."
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