Iron Man
"He's all man in the ring -- or anywhere!"
An ambitious coal miner is talked into becoming a boxer by his gambler brother.
Top Cast
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Jeff Chandler
Coke Mason
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Evelyn Keyes
Rose Warren Mason
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Stephen McNally
George Mason
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Rock Hudson
Tommy 'Speed' O'Keefe
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Joyce Holden
'Tiny' Ford - Photographer
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Jim Backus
Max Watkins
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James Arness
Alex Mallick
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Steve Martin
Joe Savella
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George Baxter
Herb Riley
Overview
An ambitious coal miner is talked into becoming a boxer by his gambler brother.
Rating
6.2
/ 10
20 Reviews 1 Popular
1 Reviews
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CinemaSerf6 Nov 26, 2023Now 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.
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