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A Man of Iron
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Directed by Whitman Bennett
Written by Lawrence Marston
Produced byWhitman Bennett
Starring Lionel Barrymore
Mildred Harris
CinematographyEdward Paul
Production
company
Whitman Bennett Productions
Distributed by Chadwick Pictures
Release date
  • June 28, 1925 (1925-06-28)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

A Man of Iron (also known as The Iron Man) is a 1925 American silent drama film produced and directed by Whitman Bennett and distributed through Chadwick Pictures. [1] The film starred Lionel Barrymore. [2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [3] Philip Durban marries Claire Bowdoin, a spoiled daughter of an improvised society matron. Their marriage as such is in name only. Claire loves Prince Novakian, a worthless fortune hunter. Within a year, Claire comes to love her husband, but he resents her advances. Ill, Claire goes to Italy for a rest. Once there, the Prince annoys her with his advances, so she sends for her husband. Arriving in Italy, Philip strikes the Prince, who challenges him to a duel. The Prince is killed and, with this cloud removed, Philip and Claire have a life of sunshine.

Cast

  • Lionel Barrymore as Philip Durban
  • Mildred Harris as Claire Bowdoin
  • Winifred Barry as Martha Durban
  • Dorothy Kingdon as Edith Bowdoin
  • Alfred Mack as Hugh Bowdoin
  • J. Moy Bennett as Denis Callahan
  • Isobel De Leon as Maybelle Callahan
  • Jean Del Val as Prince Novakian

Preservation

With no prints of A Man of Iron located in any film archives, it is a lost film. [1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Progressive Silent Film List: The Iron Man". silentera.com.
  2. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30, The American Film Institute, c. 1971
  3. ^ "New Pictures: A Man of Iron", Exhibitors Herald, 22 (3), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 50, July 11, 1925, retrieved June 11, 2022 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A Man of Iron
Advertisement
Directed by Whitman Bennett
Written by Lawrence Marston
Produced byWhitman Bennett
Starring Lionel Barrymore
Mildred Harris
CinematographyEdward Paul
Production
company
Whitman Bennett Productions
Distributed by Chadwick Pictures
Release date
  • June 28, 1925 (1925-06-28)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

A Man of Iron (also known as The Iron Man) is a 1925 American silent drama film produced and directed by Whitman Bennett and distributed through Chadwick Pictures. [1] The film starred Lionel Barrymore. [2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [3] Philip Durban marries Claire Bowdoin, a spoiled daughter of an improvised society matron. Their marriage as such is in name only. Claire loves Prince Novakian, a worthless fortune hunter. Within a year, Claire comes to love her husband, but he resents her advances. Ill, Claire goes to Italy for a rest. Once there, the Prince annoys her with his advances, so she sends for her husband. Arriving in Italy, Philip strikes the Prince, who challenges him to a duel. The Prince is killed and, with this cloud removed, Philip and Claire have a life of sunshine.

Cast

  • Lionel Barrymore as Philip Durban
  • Mildred Harris as Claire Bowdoin
  • Winifred Barry as Martha Durban
  • Dorothy Kingdon as Edith Bowdoin
  • Alfred Mack as Hugh Bowdoin
  • J. Moy Bennett as Denis Callahan
  • Isobel De Leon as Maybelle Callahan
  • Jean Del Val as Prince Novakian

Preservation

With no prints of A Man of Iron located in any film archives, it is a lost film. [1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Progressive Silent Film List: The Iron Man". silentera.com.
  2. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30, The American Film Institute, c. 1971
  3. ^ "New Pictures: A Man of Iron", Exhibitors Herald, 22 (3), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 50, July 11, 1925, retrieved June 11, 2022 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.



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