The Iron Maiden (1963)

The Iron Maiden (1963)

It's a Train and a Comedy! 1963-06-07 United Kingdom 98 Min. PG-13
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Overview

The film follows Jack Hopkins, an aircraft designer with a passion for traction engines. His boss is eager to sell a new supersonic jet plane that Jack has designed to American millionaire Paul Fisher. The first encounter between Fisher and Jack goes badly, and tensions only heighten after Fisher's daughter Kathy damages Jack's prize traction engine "The Iron Maiden", rendering it impossible to drive solo. Jack is desperate to enter the annual Woburn Abbey steam rally with the machine, but his fireman is injured and unable to participate. When all seems lost the millionaire himself is won over by Jack's plight and joins him in driving the engine; the two soon become firm friends.

Cast

Anne Helm is Kathy Fisher
Kathy Fisher
Michael Craig is Jack Hopkins
Jack Hopkins
Jeff Donnell is Miriam Fisher
Miriam Fisher
Alan Hale Jr. is Paul Fisher
Paul Fisher
Noel Purcell is Admiral Sir Digby Trevelyan
Admiral Sir Digby Trevelyan
Cecil Parker is Sir Giles Thompson
Sir Giles Thompson
Roland Culver is Lord Upshott
Lord Upshott
Joan Sims is Nellie Trotter
Nellie Trotter
John Standing is Humphrey Gore-Brown
Humphrey Gore-Brown
Sam Kydd is Fred Trotter
Fred Trotter
Judith Furse is Mrs. Webb
Mrs. Webb