Men of Steel is a 1932 British drama film directed by George King and starring John Stuart, Benita Hume and Heather Angel.
[1] James Harg (Stuart) and his father work in a steelmaking plant which is incompetently run, with scant attention being paid to worker safety.
When his father is badly injured in a workplace accident resulting from employer negligence, Harg uses some of the compensation payment to develop his invention to a stage where it can be tested in practice.
The film was made at Nettlefold Studios under the quota quickie system for distribution by United Artists and, as its title implies, is set in a steel-producing town.
Location filming took place in Middlesbrough, with the steelworks scenes being shot in the long-defunct Acklam Iron and Steel Works in the town, rendering it of great interest to social and industrial historians of the Teesside area.