Hollywood Noir: ‘Monkey on my Back’ & ‘The Midnight Story’ Reviews by Alex DeleonFriday, April 5, 2019The true story of Barney Ross, a World War II hero and champion professional boxer, who became addicted to morphine.Director:
André De Toth
Writers:
Ivan Bunny (biographical material )
Stars:
Cameron Mitchell, Dianne Foster,
Cameron Mitchell was two fisted as boxing champ Barney Ross with a Monkey on his Back. Produced by Edward Small up against the censorship code for a British company. Strong movie, terrific war scenes in a driving rain on Guadalcanal. Good boxing scenes.
Barney, holder of three boxing titles, retires after taking a beating from Henry Armstrong. Joins Marines at 33 and earns a silver star for valor in combat. However, he becomes addicted to the morphine administered to him to relieve the pain of his battle wounds. Wife (Diane Foster) walks out on him twice, because of his gambling first, and drug addictions later,...
André De Toth
Writers:
Ivan Bunny (biographical material )
Stars:
Cameron Mitchell, Dianne Foster,
Cameron Mitchell was two fisted as boxing champ Barney Ross with a Monkey on his Back. Produced by Edward Small up against the censorship code for a British company. Strong movie, terrific war scenes in a driving rain on Guadalcanal. Good boxing scenes.
Barney, holder of three boxing titles, retires after taking a beating from Henry Armstrong. Joins Marines at 33 and earns a silver star for valor in combat. However, he becomes addicted to the morphine administered to him to relieve the pain of his battle wounds. Wife (Diane Foster) walks out on him twice, because of his gambling first, and drug addictions later,...
- 4/18/2019
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Boxing Legend Joe Frazier sadly died last night from cancer. According to TMZ, former heavyweight,boxing legend "Smokin" Joe Frazier kicked the bucket last night after losing to his latest bout with cancer. He was diagnosed with liver cancer last month. They say Joe died at his home in Philadelphia last night,and was surrounded by his family at the time. Back in his glory days, Joe fought the great Muhammad Ali three times in the 70s ,and beat him in 1971. Their last fight was the legendary "Thrilla in Manilla." Joe was 67 years old when he died. Joe was both an Olympic and Undisputed World Heavyweight boxing champion. His pro boxing career lasted from 1965 to 1976, with a brief comeback in 1981. Frazier's boxing style was often compared to Henry Armstrong and occasionally Rocky Marciano. He liked to bob, weave, grunt,and snort as he grimaced with all out aggression wearing down his opponents with relentless pressure.
- 11/8/2011
- by Andre
- OnTheFlix
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