The Iron Master is a 1933 American drama film directed by Chester M. Franklin and starring Reginald Denny, Lila Lee and J. Farrell MacDonald.[1] It was distributed by the independent Allied Pictures.[2] It was adapted by Adele Buffington from the 1882 novel The Ironmaster by Georges Ohnet, with the setting changed to modern-day America. An earlier American adaptation was the 1917 silent film American Methods.

The Iron Master
Directed byChester M. Franklin
Written byAdele Buffington
Based onThe Ironmaster by Georges Ohnet
Produced byM.H. Hoffman
StarringReginald Denny
Lila Lee
J. Farrell MacDonald
CinematographyTom Galligan
Harry Neumann
Edited byMildred Johnston
Production
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M.H. Hoffman Inc.
Distributed byAllied Pictures
Release date
  • February 4, 1933 (1933-02-04)
Running time
64 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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Steve Mason, a worker firing at the Stillman iron foundry rebukes the owner's daughter Janet for reckless driving. Instead of firing him as she demands, Stillman promotes the young man. Eventually he rises to be a trusted employee, and when Stillman dies he leaves Mason in control of the business. He faces deep resentment from the old man's snobbish children, who conspire with a rival businessman to launch a takeover bid. Janet joins in at first, but has a change of heart as her feelings for Mason develop.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Fetrow p.315
  2. ^ Pitts p.20

Bibliography

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  • Fetrow, Alan G. Sound films, 1927-1939: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1992.
  • Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.
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