The Iron Glove

The Iron Glove is a 1954 American adventure film directed by William Castle and starring Robert Stack and Ursula Thiess. It was based on the adventures of the Jacobite Charles Wogan.[1][2][3]

The Iron Glove
Directed byWilliam Castle
Produced bySam Katzman
Screenplay byJesse L. Lasky Jr.
DeVallon Scott
Douglas Heyes
Story byRobert E. Kent
Samuel J. Jacoby
StarringRobert Stack
Ursula Thiess
CinematographyHenry Freulich
Edited byGene Havlick
Production
company
Sam Katzman Productions
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • April 1954 (1954-04)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Irish Jacobite Charles Wogan comes to Scotland and attempts to aid Prince James Stuart in his quest to overthrow King George I.

Cast

Production

It was originally called The Kiss and the Sword and was meant to star Cornel Wilde. Sam Katzman announced it in May 1952.[4]

In November 1952 Katzman amended his contract with Columbia to make fifteen films a year for seven years, for one that allowed him to make twenty films (seventeen features and three serials). The films in 1953 would include The Kiss and the Sword.[5]

In August 1953 Katzman announced the film would be made as part of a slate of five films to be made between August 18 and December 15 that year, the others being Battle of Rogue River, Pirates of Tripoli, The Miami Story and Jungle Maneater.[6]

In September Katzman announced the female lead would be played by Ursula Thiess who had been brought out from Germany by RKO two years previously but not made any movies.[7] The same month Robert Stack was cast as the male lead.[8]

The sets were designed by the art director Paul Palmentola. It was shot in technicolor.

Robert Stack later wrote "I wore tights and sang a song and if that wasn't enough to kill off an already ill-fated film, I don't know what else would."[9]

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References
  1. http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/333851%7C0/The-Iron-Glove.html
  2. IRON GLOVE, The Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 21, Iss. 240, (Jan 1, 1954): 133.
  3. Castle, William (1976). Step right up! : ... I'm gonna scare the pants off America. Putnam. p. 126.
  4. Drama: 'Kiss and Sword' Slated as Wilde Swashbuckler; George Lewis Returns Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 14 May 1952: B9.
  5. HOLLYWOOD DEBATE: New York Times (16 Nov 1952: X5.
  6. GLENN FORD PLANS BIOGRAPHICAL FILM: New York Times 11 Aug 1953: 17.
  7. M-G-M PLANS FILM ON KOREA New York Times 7 Sep 1953: 15.
  8. MOVIE CHIEF URGES SPEEDY VIDEO TIE New York Times 4 Sep 1953: 11.
  9. Stack, Robert; Evans, Mark (1980). Straight shooting. Macmillan. p. 130.
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