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 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, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Pat O'Brien - Frank Cavanaugh
- Robert Ryan - Fr. Tim Donovan
- Brooks Benedict
- Robert Bice - Coach
- Virginia Brissac - Mrs. Ayres
- Charles D. Brown
- Gordon B. Clark - Student
- Mary Currier - Nurse
- John Dilson - Doctor
- Bruce Edwards - Lt. Jones
- James Flavin
- Bud Geary - Sergeant
- Chuck Hamilton - Fordham Player
- Lew Harvey - Lieutenant
- Louis Jean Heydt - Recruiting Sergeant
- Milt Kibbee - Watkins
- Joseph King - Defense Attorney
- Harold Landon
- Joe O'Connor - 2nd Defense Attorney
- Greg McClure - Boston College Player
- Paul McVey - Athletic Coach
- Pat O'Malley - Charlie
- Frank Puglia - Nurse
- Cyril Ring - Ross
- Billy Roy - Bob as a Boy
- Harry Tyler
- Dorothy Vaughan - Ma Cavanaugh
- Pierre Watkin - Col. White
- Edward Woods - Friend
- Richard Martin - Davis Cavanaugh
- James Courtney
- James Magill
- Michael Road
- Ramon Ros - Dancer
- Sada Simmons
- Steve Winston
- Michael Miller
- Leon Ames - Robert Stewart
- Ruth Warrick - Florence "Mike" Ayres Cavanaugh
- Brandon Beach - Alumni
- Dean Benton - William Cavanaugh
- Louis Borell - French Officer
- Walter Brooke - Lt. Stone
- Wheaton Chambers - Army Doctor
- Joseph Crehan - Judge
- Joel Davis - Davie as a Boy
- Roland DuPree
- Walter Fenner - Doctor
- William Forrest - Official
- Barbara Hale - Sarah Cavanaugh
- Eddie Hart - Bailiff
- Myron Healey - Paul Cavanaugh
- Sid Jordan - Drivers of 2-Up
- Victor Kilian - Francis Cavanaugh
- Fred Kohler, Jr. - Boston College Captain
- Margaret Landry - Sis Cavanaugh
- Bobby Larson
- Sam McDaniel - Pete
- John Miljan - Oregon Coach
- Lee Phelps
- Robert Anderson
- Henry Roquemore - Evans
- Frank Shannon - Pa Cavanaugh
- George Tyne
- Russell Wade - Pvt. Manning
- Ian Wolfe - Prof. Runnymead
- Richard Davies - Chuck
- Robert Thom - Soldier
- Michael Lally
- Robert Winkler - Frank as a Boy
- Walter Robbins
- Mel Schubert
- John Buddy Williams - Pullman Porter
- Russ Clark - Umpire
- Kirk Alyn - John Cavanaugh
- Stephen Barclay - Football Player
- Director(s):
- Ray Enright
- Writer(s):
- Aben Kandel, Warren B. Duff
- Producer(s):
- Robert M. Fellows
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