Iron Man (1931 film)

Iron Man
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTod Browning
Screenplay byFrancis Edward Faragoh
Based onIron Man
1930 novel
by W.R. Burnett
Produced byE. M. Asher
Tod Browning
Carl Laemmle Jr.
StarringLew Ayres
Robert Armstrong
Jean Harlow
CinematographyPercy Hilburn
Edited byMilton Carruth
Maurice Pivar (supervising editor)
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • April 30, 1931 (1931-04-30)
Running time
73 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Iron Man is a 1931 American pre-Code sports drama film directed by Tod Browning and starring Lew Ayres and Jean Harlow. 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.