Pat O'Brien
Francis William 'Frank' 'Cav' Cavanaugh
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The Iron Major is a 1943 American biographical film about the famed college football coach and World War I hero, Frank Cavanaugh. Directed by Ray Enright, the screenplay was written by Aben Kandel and Warren Duff, based on Florence E. Cavanaugh's story.
The Iron Major: Directed by Ray Enright. With Pat O'Brien, Ruth Warrick, Robert Ryan, Leon Ames. Coach Frank Cavanaugh returns to college football after World War I, then gradually goes blind.
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- Biography, Drama, Romance
- Ray Enright
- 1944-04-01
Iron Major, The - (Original Trailer) Frank Cavanaugh proves himself as a football coach and a World War I hero in the true story of The Iron Major (1943), starring Pat O'Brien.
- Ray Enright, Melville Burke, Edward Killy
- Pat O'brien
The Iron Major (1943) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Story. William 'Frank' Cavanaugh is a top football coach who gave up his career to enter WWI where he became a hero. After the war he went back to coaching where he ended up having one of the best winning percentages in football history.
The Iron Major is the saga of WW1 hero-cum-football coach Frank Cavanaugh, played with his usual no-nonsense professionalism by Pat O'Brien. Leaving home and hearth behind to serve his country in the Great War, Cavanaugh goes on to lead the Dartmouth, Boston College and Fordham football teams to victory.
In this biopic, Frank "Cav" Cavanaugh (Pat O'Brien) finds his family in a financial bind and quits Dartmouth, where he was a football star, to take a coaching job at another school. Soon, he meets...
- Biography
