The Iron Maiden (1963)

Comedy

The film follows Jack Hopkins (played by Michael Craig), an aircraft designer with a passion for traction engines. His boss (played by Cecil Parker) is eager to sell a new supersonic jet plane that Jack has designed to American millionaire Paul Fisher (Alan Hale, Jr.). The first encounter between Fisher and Jack goes badly, and tensions only heighten after Fisher's daughter Kathy (Anne Helm) 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

Kathy Fisher
Jack Hopkins
Fred Trotter
Mrs. Webb
Harry Markham
Race Starter (uncredited)
Sidney Webb
Albert - Village Constable
Thompson's Salesman
Miriam Fisher
Thompson's Salesman
Senior Rally Steward
Rally Commentator (voice)
Mrs. Webb's Teammate
'Wrong' Rolls Royce Owner
Concierge
Rally Steward
Paul Fisher
Fred's Son
Rally Steward (uncredited)
Admiral Sir Digby Trevelyan
Sir Giles Thompson
Lord Upshott
Nellie Trotter
Humphrey Gore-Brown

Crew

Cinematography