Iron Man is a 1951 American drama sports film directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Jeff Chandler, Evelyn Keyes and Stephen McNally. The film features an early appearance by Rock Hudson playing a competing boxer. The film is a remake of a movie produced two decades earlier by director Tod Browning, also called Iron Man.
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Plot
Chandler plays a coal miner driven by a gambler brother (Stephen McNally) to become a boxer. The problem is when he box he is consumed by the murderous anger.
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Cast
- Jeff Chandler as Coke Mason
- Evelyn Keyes as Rose Warren Mason
- Stephen McNally as George Mason
- Rock Hudson as Tommy "Speed" O'Keefe aka Kosco
- Joyce Holden as 'Tiny' Ford - Photographer
- Jim Backus as Max Watkins
- James Arness as Alex Mallick (as Jim Arness)
- Steve Martin as Joe Savella
- George Baxter as Herb Riley
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Jeff Chandler was trained as a boxer to play a role. "This is my chance to step there in class with Kirk Douglas and Bob Ryan," Chandler said. "And that's a pretty fast company."
Filming started January 3, 1951.
To promote the film, Jeff Chandler made two rounds with Jersey Joe Walcott at the Polo Grounds in front of 25,000 spectators.
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Reception
Critical response
When the movie was released, the staff at The New York Times gave this movie a diverse review. They write, "... the story of a fighter, fearful and defeated by his own killer instinct, is just the standard for the course." Casts, directors and screenwriters are professionals and take their work seriously, but they do not create a champion in their class. One is reminded of a predecessor who is listed as a Champion but Iron Man is not of a blue-blooded company... It is not a description, however, that making the film less memorable The fight is quite interesting, but the blow , which is quite hard and straight, teleported. "
The appearance of Rock Hudson in this film attracts lucrative publicity.
See also
- List of American films in 1951
References
External links
- Iron Man in the American Film Movie Catalog
- Iron Man on IMDb
- Iron Man in AllMovie
- Iron Man in the TCM Movie Database
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