Iron Man(1951)

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Coke Mason(Jeff Chandler)is a cole miner whos hoping some day to marry Rose Warren(Evelyn Keys)open a radio store and get out of the mines.Rose and his brother George(Stephen McNally)want him to become a fighter.Coker frowns on the idea because he becomes a savage maniac in the ring.After badly beating up Alex(James Arnes)the town bully,Coke is convinced he doesnt want to fight.After a cave in in the mines and George losing his pool room,Coke at last agrees.

Coke soon becomes a champ,but the public hates him because of his brutal fighting.His best friend Speed(Rock Hudson)also goes in the ring,but fights clean.

After Coke finds George and Rose fixed a fight,Coke breaks up with them.Coke finds a new manager,Max Matkins(Jim Backus)a popular sports reporter who feels Coke will kill somebody in the ring someday.Coke has an affair with Tiny Ford(Joyce Holden)but he still loves Rose.

Soon Coke must meet Speed for the Title.

Great Fight Film.