The Iron Major (1943)
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The Iron Major is the saga of WW1 hero-cum-football coach Frank Cavanaugh, played with his usual no-nonsense professionalism by Pat O'Brien. Leaving home and hearth behind to serve his country in the Great War, Cavanaugh goes on to lead the Dartmouth, Boston College and Fordham football teams to… More The Iron Major is the saga of WW1 hero-cum-football coach Frank Cavanaugh, played with his usual no-nonsense professionalism by Pat O'Brien. Leaving home and hearth behind to serve his country in the Great War, Cavanaugh goes on to lead the Dartmouth, Boston College and Fordham football teams to victory. His credo throughout is "Love of God?Love of Country?Love of Family"-inspiriational words indeed in war-torn 1943. Based on the memoirs of Cavanaugh's wife Florence (played in the film by Ruth Warrick), The Iron Major suffers from repetition and overkill. But, as Humphrey Bogart once said in an unrelated interview, "Pat O'Brien was good? Pat was always good." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ray Enright
- Written By
- Aben Kandel, Warren Duff
- Genres
- Drama, Classics
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Cast
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Pat O'Brien
as Frank Cavanaugh
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Ruth Warrick
as Florence "Mike" Ayres Cavanaugh
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Robert Ryan
as Fr. Tim Donovan
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Kirk Alyn
as John Cavanaugh
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Leon Ames
as Robert Stewart
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Stephen Barclay
as Football Player
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Brandon Beach
as Alumni
- Brooks Benedict
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Dean Benton
as William Cavanaugh
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Robert Bice
as Coach
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Louis Borell
as French Officer
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Virginia Brissac
as Mrs. Ayres
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Walter Brooke
as Lt. Stone
- Charles D. Brown
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Wheaton Chambers
as Army Doctor
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Gordon B. Clark
as Student
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Joseph Crehan
as Judge
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Mary Currier
as Nurse
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Joel Davis
as Davie as a Boy
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John Dilson
as Doctor
- Roland DuPree
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Bruce Edwards
as Lt. Jones
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Walter Fenner
as Doctor
- James Flavin
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William Forrest
as Official
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Bud Geary
as Sergeant
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Barbara Hale
as Sarah Cavanaugh
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Chuck Hamilton
as Fordham Player
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Eddie Hart
as Bailiff
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Lew Harvey
as Lieutenant
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Myron Healey
as Paul Cavanaugh
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Louis Jean Heydt
as Recruiting Sergeant
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Sid Jordan
as Drivers of 2-Up
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Milt Kibbee
as Watkins
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Victor Kilian
as Francis Cavanaugh
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Joseph King
as Defense Attorney
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Fred Kohler Jr.
as Boston College Captain
- Harold Landon
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Margaret Landry
as Sis Cavanaugh
- Bobby Larson
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Greg McClure
as Boston College Player
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Sam McDaniel
as Pete
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Paul McVey
as Athletic Coach
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John Miljan
as Oregon Coach
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Pat O'Malley
as Charlie
- Lee Phelps
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Frank Puglia
as Nurse
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Cyril Ring
as Ross
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Henry Roquemore
as Evans
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Billy Roy
as Bob as a Boy
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Frank Shannon
as Pa Cavanaugh
- Harry Tyler
- George Tyne
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Dorothy Vaughan
as Ma Cavanaugh
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Russell Wade
as Pvt. Manning
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Pierre Watkin
as Col. White
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Ian Wolfe
as Prof. Runnymead
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Edward Woods
as Friend
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Richard Davies
as Chuck
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Richard Martin
as Davis Cavanaugh
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Robert Thom
as Soldier
- James Courtney
- Michael Lally
- James Magill
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Robert Winkler
as Frank as a Boy
- Michael Road
- Walter Robbins
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Ramon Ros
as Dancer
- Mel Schubert
- Sada Simmons
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John Buddy Williams
as Pullman Porter
- Steve Winston
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Russ Clark
as Umpire
- Michael Miller
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Joe O'Connor
as 2nd Defense Attorney
- Robert Anderson