| The Iron Major | |
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| Directed by | Ray Enright Edward Killy (associate) |
| Written by | C. Bakaleinikoff Roy Webb |
| Screenplay by | Aben Kandel Warren Duff |
| Story by | Florence E. Cavanaugh |
| Produced by | Robert Fellows |
| Starring | Pat O'Brien Ruth Warrick Robert Ryan |
| Cinematography | Robert de Grasse |
| Edited by | Robert Wise Philip Martin, Jr. |
| Music by | Roy Webb |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1 million (US rentals)[2] |
The Iron Major is a 1943 Americanbiographical film about the famed college football coach andWorld War I hero,Frank Cavanaugh. Directed byRay Enright, the screenplay was written byAben Kandel andWarren Duff, based on Florence E. Cavanaugh's story.
Produced and directed byRKO Radio Pictures, the film premiered inBoston on October 25, 1943. The picture starsPat O'Brien as Major Cavanaugh, along withRuth Warrick andRobert Ryan.
Florence Cavanaugh and a priest, Tim Donovan, recall how in the 1890s, her husband Frank was playing college football forDartmouth and then moved west to become a coach. "Cav" is introduced to Florence and eventually moves back east where he coaches at Holy Cross, where the football team's players include Tim.
Although he is father to seven children, Cav enlists in the war effort. A major, he is involved in heavy combat and seriously wounded, but recovers, gaining his nickname in the process. He ultimately returns home to continue coaching atBoston College, but an illness causes Cav to go blind, then ultimately claims his life.
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