Drama

Iron Man

- He's all man in the ring -- or anywhere!

In Coaltown, Pennsylvania, miner Coke Mason hopes to better himself, buy a radio store, and marry Rose Warren. His gambler brother George thinks Coke can be more successful as a boxer, knowing that when he fights he's consumed with a murderous rage that makes him an "iron man." Seeing dollar signs in Rose's eyes, Coke reluctantly agrees, though he's fearful of the "killer instinct" that makes him a knockout success in the ring...and brings him the booing hatred of the fans. Will Coke throw off his personal demon before he kills someone?

Release Date : 1951-09-20

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal International Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Coke Mason

Original Name : Jeff Chandler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rose Warren Mason

Original Name : Evelyn Keyes

Gender : Female

Character Name : George Mason

Original Name : Stephen McNally

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tommy 'Speed' O'Keefe

Original Name : Rock Hudson

Gender : Male

Character Name : 'Tiny' Ford - Photographer

Original Name : Joyce Holden

Gender : Female

Character Name : Max Watkins

Original Name : Jim Backus

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alex Mallick

Original Name : James Arness

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jackie Savella

Original Name : Steve Martin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Herb Riley

Original Name : George Baxter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charlie (uncredited)

Original Name : George Adrian

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ringside Announcer (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Balter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Eleanor Basse

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miner (uncredited)

Original Name : George Berkeley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ralph Crowley (uncredited)

Original Name : Larry J. Blake

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mike Durant (uncredited)

Original Name : John Call

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-11-26

Now I did struggle with the idea of Jeff Chandler as a red-misted boxing champion, but here he acquits him self adequately enough. He's coal miner "Coke" who dreams of wedding his girl "Rose" (Evelyn Keyes) and buying a radio store. His rather more venal brother "George" (Stephen McNally) runs a pool hall and discovers that when his sibling gets cross, really cross, his fists can do his talking for him. The ring beckons, and success follows - but at a price. "Coke" is a brute. He fights legal, but dirty - and the crowd gradually learn to loathe him. Finally he has had enough and wants to stop, but discovers that his now wife is embroiled in some match-fixing with "George" and he faces quite a dilemma - one epitomised at the denouement with a bout with the equally unlikely pugilist Rock Hudson ("Speed"). It's another of the stories set in an industrial town where opportunities were scant and where boxing was a route out if you were prepared to take and give a beating. This one tries to introduce the concept of a conscience in the lead character and the photography does give some sort of indication as to the brutality in the ring. It's a solid film that has just about enough action and a message to convey about right (hooks) and wrong.