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The Iron Hand (1916)

A Powerful Human Heart Drama Depicting the Rise & Fall of a Grasping Politician

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 50M

Director : Ulysses Davis

Synopsis

After political boss Tim Noland adopts Roy, the infant son of a dead crony, he reluctantly gives the boy up to a doctor who claims that, if raised in an respectable environment, the child will grow into a model citizen. Twenty years later, Roy comes back to live with Tim, and is appalled at his unscrupulous methods of conducting business. Then, he falls in love with Enid Winslow, the daughter of a social reformer who is running for office against Tim. Largely due to Roy's financial support, Winslow wins the election, but, holding a grudge against Tim and anyone connected to him, he refuses to let Enid marry Roy.

Actors

Edward Clark
Edward Clark
Jerry Simpson
Hobart Bosworth
Hobart Bosworth
Tim Noland
Jack Curtis
Jack Curtis
Connors
William V. Mong
William V. Mong
Slim
Maude George
Maude George
Slim's Wife
Frank Newburg
Frank Newburg
Roy
Jane Novak
Jane Novak
Enid Winslow

Crews

George Edwardes-Hall
George Edwardes-Hall
Story
Ulysses Davis
Ulysses Davis
Director
F. McGrew Willis
F. McGrew Willis
Writer

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