The Iron Hand Explained

Director:Ulysses Davis
Screenplay:F. McGrew Willis
Story:George E. Hall
Starring:Edward Clark
Hobart Bosworth
Jack Curtis
Studio:Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Distributor:Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Runtime:5 reels
Country:United States
Language:Silent (English intertitles)

The Iron Hand is a 1916 drama film directed by Ulysses Davis.[1] It is not known whether the film currently survives.[2]

Plot

Politician Tim Noland, and his companion Slim are both arrested. When they are both arrested, Noland decides to stop being a criminal, while Slim does not. Slim dies, and Tim adopts his son, Roy. Noland allows a doctor to raise Roy after he promises that raising him in a crime-free environment will allow him to grow up to be a law-abiding adult. Twenty years later, Roy falls in love with and becomes engaged to Enid Winslow, a social reformer who is the daughter of Mr. Winslow, a politician running against Tim in an election. Mr. Winslow wins the election, but he refuses to let Enid marry Roy. Mr. Winslow eventually allows the wedding to proceed after Tim offers to pay for his campaign debts.

Cast

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Iron Hand (1916) . Turner Classic Movies . 22 June 2021.
  2. Web site: Progressive Silent Film List: The Iron Hand . Silent Era . 22 June 2021.