Movie
Scrap Iron
1921 · 70 min
A gentle, earnest silent drama with bursts of boxing action, anchored by a tender mother-son conflict.
- Directed by
- Charles Ray
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Charles Ray, Lydia Knott, Vera Steadman
- Tagline
- "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.
- How it feels
- Earnest, melancholic, warm and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Family, parenthood, politics, survival
- Content
- Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Charles Ray
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Charles Ray, Lydia Knott, Vera Steadman
