Iron Man (1951 film)

Iron Man is a 1951 American film noir boxing drama directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Jeff Chandler. The film features an early appearance by Rock Hudson playing a competing boxer. The film is a remake of a film produced two decades earlier by director Tod Browning, also called Iron Man.

Jeff Chandler trained as a boxer to play the role. Its my chance to step right up there in a class with Kirk Douglas and Bob Ryan, said Chandler. And thats pretty fast company.To promote the film, Jeff Chandler went two rounds with Jersey Joe Walcott at Polo Grounds in from of 25,000 spectators. ........

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