Iron Manis a 1931 Americanpre-Codesportsdrama filmdirected byTod Browningand starringLew AyresandJean Harlow.[1]In 1951, Universalremade the filmwithJeff Chandler,Evelyn KeyesandRock Hudson,directed byJoseph Pevney.
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| Directed by | Tod Browning |
| Screenplay by | Francis Edward Faragoh |
| Based on | Iron Man 1930 novel byW.R. Burnett |
| Produced by | E. M. Asher Tod Browning Carl Laemmle Jr. |
| Starring | Lew Ayres Robert Armstrong Jean Harlow |
| Cinematography | Percy Hilburn |
| Edited by | Milton Carruth Maurice Pivar(supervising editor) |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A prizefighter is abandoned by his wife due to his failing career. Following his first winning streak, his wife returns to him, but fools her husband into hiring her lover as his new bo xing manager, despite his lack of experience.
Plot
editAfter lightweight prizefighter Kid Mason (Ayres) loses his opening fight, golddigging wife Rose (Harlow) leaves him for Hollywood. Without her around, Mason trains seriously and starts winning. Naturally, Rose returns and worms her way back into his life, despite the misgivings of manager George Regan (Armstrong). Eventually, she cons Mason into dumping Regan and replacing him with her secret lover Lewis (Miljan), even though he has almost no experience in the fight game. To make matters worse, Mason's high living and neglect of his training threatens his latest title defense.
Cast
edit- Lew Ayresas Kid Mason
- Robert Armstrongas George Regan
- Jean Harlowas Rose Mason
- John Miljanas Paul H. Lewis
- Edward Dillonas Jeff
- Mike Donlinas McNeil
- Morrie Cohan as Rattler O'Keefe
- Mary Doran as Showgirl
- Mildred Van Dorn as Gladys DeVere
- Ned Sparksas Riley
- Sammy Blumas Mandel
See also
editReferences
editNotes
edit- ^"Classic Horror: The Ringmaster..."classichorror.Archived fromthe originalon June 13, 2009.RetrievedMay 25,2010.
Bibliography
edit- Grindon, Leger (2006). "Tod Browning's Thematic Continuity and Stylistic Development inIron Man".In Herzogenrath, Bernd (ed.).The Films of Tod Browning.Black Dog Publications.ISBN978-1-904772-51-4.
External links
edit- Iron Manat theAFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Iron ManatIMDb
- Iron ManatAllMovie
- Iron Manat theTCM Movie Database
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