Scrap Iron

May 1, 1921

1h 10m

★ 7.0

"Not all drama, not all comedy, not all fight, but a stirring blend of all three with punch that's dramatic and fistic. Another big Ray Sun-ray! Some Surprise!"

Overview

John Steel is a poor boy with a gentle spirit, but he has a natural gift for fighting. His mother is a strict pacifist, so although he has opportunities to make a career as a boxer, he refuses--until hard times force him to enter the ring despite his mother's pleas.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Charles Ray Productions

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Cast

John Steel

Charles Ray

John's mother

Lydia Knott

Midge Flannigan

Vera Steadman

Bill Dugan

Tom Wilson

Battling Burke

Tom O'Brien

Big Tim Riley

Stanton Heck

Matt Brady

Charles Wheelock

John's chum

Claude Berkeley

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