A Man of Iron
{{short description|1925 silent film}}
{{about|the 1925 film|other uses|Man of Iron (disambiguation)}}
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{{infobox film
| name = A Man of Iron
| image = A Man of Iron (1925) - 1.jpg
| caption = Advertisement
| director = Whitman Bennett
| producer = Whitman Bennett
| writer = Lawrence Marston
| starring = Lionel Barrymore
Mildred Harris
| music =
| cinematography = Edward Paul
| editing =
| studio = Whitman Bennett Productions
| distributor = Chadwick Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1925|06|28}}
| runtime = 5 reels
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
}}
A Man of Iron (also known as The Iron Man) is a 1925 American silent drama film produced and directed by Whitman Bennett and distributed through Chadwick Pictures.{{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/M/ManOfIron1925.html |title=Progressive Silent Film List: The Iron Man |publisher=silentera.com}} The film starred Lionel Barrymore.The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30, The American Film Institute, c. 1971
Plot
As described in a film magazine review,{{Citation |title=New Pictures: A Man of Iron |journal=Exhibitors Herald |volume=22 |issue=3 |pages=50 |date=11 July 1925 |publisher=Exhibitors Herald Company |location=Chicago, Illinois |url=https://archive.org/details/exhibitorsherald22unse/page/n353/mode/1up |access-date=11 June 2022}} {{Source-attribution}} Philip Durban marries Claire Bowdoin, a spoiled daughter of an improvised society matron. Their marriage as such is in name only. Claire loves Prince Novakian, a worthless fortune hunter. Within a year, Claire comes to love her husband, but he resents her advances. Ill, Claire goes to Italy for a rest. Once there, the Prince annoys her with his advances, so she sends for her husband. Arriving in Italy, Philip strikes the Prince, who challenges him to a duel. The Prince is killed and, with this cloud removed, Philip and Claire have a life of sunshine.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Lionel Barrymore as Philip Durban
- Mildred Harris as Claire Bowdoin
- Winifred Barry as Martha Durban
- Dorothy Kingdon as Edith Bowdoin
- Alfred Mack as Hugh Bowdoin
- J. Moy Bennett as Denis Callahan
- Isobel De Leon as Maybelle Callahan
- Jean Del Val as Prince Novakian
}}
Preservation
With no prints of A Man of Iron located in any film archives, it is a lost film.
See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title |id=0134810 |title=A Man of Iron}}
- [http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/lionel-barrymore-mildred-harris-man-of-iron-lantern Original lantern slide A Man of Iron]
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Category:American silent feature films
Category:Lost American drama films
Category:Silent American drama films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by Whitman Bennett
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