Iron Man (1931 film)
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| Directed by | Tod Browning |
| Screenplay by | Francis Edward Faragoh |
| Based on | Iron Man 1930 novel by W.R. Burnett |
| Produced by | E. M. Asher Tod Browning Carl Laemmle Jr. |
| Starring | Lew Ayres Robert Armstrong Jean Harlow |
| Cinematography | Percy Hilburn |
| Edited by | Milton Carruth Maurice Pivar (supervising editor) |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 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. 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.