Iron Man (1931 film)

{{Infobox film

| name = Iron Man

| image = Ironman1931.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Tod Browning

| screenplay = Francis Edward Faragoh

| producer = E. M. Asher
Tod Browning
Carl Laemmle Jr.

| based_on = {{based on|Iron Man
1930 novel|W.R. Burnett}}

| starring = Lew Ayres
Robert Armstrong
Jean Harlow

| cinematography = Percy Hilburn

| editing = Milton Carruth
Maurice Pivar (supervising editor)

| studio = Universal Pictures

| distributor = Universal Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1931|4|30}}

| runtime = 73 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English}}

Iron Man is a 1931 American pre-Code sports drama film directed by Tod Browning and starring Lew Ayres and Jean Harlow.{{cite web |url=http://www.classichorror.free-online.co.uk/tod.htm |title=Classic Horror: The Ringmaster... |access-date=May 25, 2010 |work=classichorror |archive-date=June 13, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090613034849/http://www.classichorror.free-online.co.uk/tod.htm |url-status=dead }} In 1951, Universal remade the film with Jeff Chandler, Evelyn Keyes and Rock Hudson, directed by Joseph Pevney. 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 boxing manager, despite his lack of experience.

Plot

After 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

Lew Ayres as Kid Mason
Robert Armstrong as George Regan
Jean Harlow as Rose Mason
John Miljan as Paul H. Lewis
Edward Dillon as Jeff
Mike Donlin as McNeil
Morrie Cohan as Rattler O'Keefe
Mary Doran as Showgirl
Mildred Van Dorn as Gladys DeVere
Ned Sparks as Riley
Sammy Blum as Mandel

References

Bibliography

{{cite book | last=Grindon | first=Leger | year=2006 | chapter=Tod Browning's Thematic Continuity and Stylistic Development in Iron Man | editor-last=Herzogenrath | editor-first=Bernd | title=The Films of Tod Browning | publisher=Black Dog Publications | isbn=978-1-904772-51-4}}