The Iron Major (1943)
1h 25m
Running Time
October 31, 1943Release Date
The Iron Major (1943)
1h 25m
Running Time
October 31, 1943Release Date
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Plot.
William 'Frank' Cavanaugh is a top football coach who gave up his career to enter WWI where he became a hero. After the war he went back to coaching where he ended up having one of the best winning percentages in football history.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Pat O’Brien
Francis William 'Frank' / 'Cav' Cavanaugh
Robert Ryan
Father Timothy 'Tim' Donovan
Ruth Warrick
Florence Ayres Cavanaugh
Russell Wade
Private Manning
Leon Ames
Robert 'Bob' Stewart
Bruce Edwards
Lieutenant Jones
Ray Enright
Director
Richard Martin
David 'Davie' Cavanaugh
Florence E. Cavanaugh
Writer
Barbara Hale
Sarah Cavanaugh
Aben Kandel
Writer
Warren Duff
Writer
Robert Fellows
Producer
Roy Webb
Composer
Media.
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Wiki.
The Iron Major is a 1943 American biographical film about the famed college football coach and World War I hero, Frank Cavanaugh. Directed by Ray Enright, the screenplay was written by Aben Kandel and Warren Duff, based on Florence E. Cavanaugh's story.
Produced and directed by RKO Radio Pictures, the film premiered in Boston on October 25, 1943. The picture stars Pat O'Brien as Major Cavanaugh, along with Ruth Warrick and Robert Ryan.