Kid Galahad (1937)

Director:

Michael Curtiz

Writers:

Seton I. Miller (screen play)
Francis Wallace (from the story by: Saturday Evening Post)

Release Date:

29 May 1937 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Romance | Sport

Plot:

Fight promoter Nick Donati grooms a bellhop as a future champ, but has second thoughts when the 'kid' falls for his sister.

Plot Keywords:

Bellhop | Mistress | Hotel | Party | Italian American

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Edward G. Robinson	...	Nick Donati
Bette Davis	...	Fluff
Humphrey Bogart	...	Turkey Morgan
Wayne Morris	...	Ward Guisenberry / Kid Galahad
Jane Bryan	...	Marie
Harry Carey	...	Silver Jackson
William Haade	...	Chuck McGraw
Soledad Jiménez	...	Mrs. Donati (as Soledad Jiminez)
Joe Cunningham	...	Joe Taylor
Ben Welden	...	Buzz Barett
Joseph Crehan	...	Brady
Veda Ann Borg	...	The Redhead
Frank Faylen	...	Barney
Harland Tucker	...	Gunman
Bob Evans	...	Sam
Hank Hankinson	...	Burke
Bob Nestell	...	O'Brien
Jack Kranz	...	Denbaugh
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jack Adair	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
William Arnold	...	Reporter at Press Conference (uncredited)
Don Barclay	...	Drunk in Dressing Room (uncredited)
Curtis Benton	...	Announcer (uncredited)
George Blake	...	Referee (uncredited)
Don Brodie	...	Reporter in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Harry Burkhardt	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Mushy Callahan	...	Boxer (uncredited)
Glen Cavender	...	Ringsider -1st Fight (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler	...	Title Fight Announcer (uncredited)
Lane Chandler	...	Title Fight Knockdown Timekeeper (uncredited)
André Cheron	...	Headwaiter (uncredited)
Billy Coe	...	Title Fight Timekeeper (uncredited)
Irene Coleman	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Joyce Compton	...	Party Guest on Phone (uncredited)
Virginia Dabney	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Don DeFore	...	Ringsider (uncredited)
Don Downen	...	Copyboy (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn	...	Reporter at Banquet (uncredited)
Eddie Fetherston	...	Ringside Reporter (uncredited)
Bess Flowers	...	Ringsider - 1st Fight (uncredited)
Eddie Foster	...	Louie (uncredited)
Bud Geary	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Eddie Graham	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Kit Guard	...	Ward's Handler #2 (uncredited)
Willard Hall	...	(uncredited)
Kenneth Harlan	...	Reporter (uncredited)
John Harron	...	Fred (uncredited)
Harry Harvey	...	Reporter at Press Conference (uncredited)
Jack Hatfield	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Ben Hendricks Jr.	...	Handler Carrying Fighter (uncredited)
Al Hill	...	Reporter in Dressing Room (uncredited)
Max Hoffman Jr.	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes	...	Ringsider - 4th Fight (uncredited)
George Humbert	...	Barber (uncredited)
I. Stanford Jolley	...	Ringsider - 2nd Fight (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp	...	Final Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Donald Kerr	...	Reporter in Dressing Room (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee	...	Reporter in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Mike Lally	...	Party Guest / Reporter (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Frank Mayo	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Tom McGuire	...	Plainclothes Cop (uncredited)
Horace McMahon	...	Reporter at Press Conference (uncredited)
Carlyle Moore Jr.	...	Bellhop (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer	...	Title Fight Ringsider (uncredited)
Jack Mower	...	Man with Clippings for Fluff (uncredited)
Louis Natheaux	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Paul Panzer	...	Ringsider - 3rd Fight (uncredited)
Charles Randolph	...	Referee - 2nd Fight (uncredited)
John J. Richardson	...	Ringsider - 4th Fight (uncredited)
Buddy Roosevelt	...	Reporter at Press Conference (uncredited)
Robert Ryan	...	Cop (uncredited)
Ferdinand Schumann-Heink	...	Ringsider - Title Fight (uncredited)
John Sheehan	...	Ringside Reporter (uncredited)
John Shelton	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan	...	Burke's Handler (uncredited)
Elliott Sullivan	...	Photographer in Nightclub (uncredited)
Everett Sullivan	...	Police Sgt. Sully (uncredited)
Mary Sunde	...	Blonde at Party (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel	...	Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan	...	Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Philip Waldron	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Huey White	...	Handler with Message (uncredited)
Jeff York	...	Reporter (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Curtiz

Writing credits
Seton I. Miller		(screen play)
Francis Wallace		(from the story by: Saturday Evening Post)

Produced by
Samuel Bischoff	....	associate producer (uncredited)
Hal B. Wallis	....	executive producer (uncredited)
Jack L. Warner	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Heinz Roemheld		(uncredited)
Max Steiner		(uncredited)

Cinematography by
Tony Gaudio		(photography) (as Gaetano Gaudio)

Film Editing by
George Amy		(film editor)

Art Direction by
Carl Jules Weyl

Costume Design by
Orry-Kelly		(gowns)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Irving Rapper	....	assistant director (uncredited)
Jack Sullivan	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department
Charles Lang	....	sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Edwin B. DuPar	....	special effects (uncredited)
James Gibbons	....	special effects (uncredited)

Music Department
Leo F. Forbstein	....	musical director
M.K. Jerome	....	music and lyrics by
Jack Scholl	....	music and lyrics by
Hugo Friedhofer	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Sanford Green	....	composer: stock music (uncredited)

Other crew
Irving Rapper	....	dialogue director

Production Companies

• Warner Bros (presents) (as Warner Bros. Pictures) (A Warner Bros. Picture)

Distributors

• Warner Bros (1937) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1937) (France) (theatrical)
• MGM/UA Home Video (1992) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2010) (USA) (DVD) (on "Warners Gangster Collection #4")

Other Companies

• Turner Entertainment  DVD package design
• Turner Entertainment  VHS package design
• Warner Bros. Entertainment  DVD package design

Also Known As:

"The Battling Bellhop" - USA (TV title)

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #3036) | Australia:PG | USA:TV-G (TV rating)

Filming Locations:

Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros

Trivia:

"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on December 19, 1938 with Edward G. Robinson reprising his film role.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Turkey confronts Fluff, Ward and Silver in front of the New York hotel, he is seen in long shot leaning against the building, then begins to advance toward the trio. When we cut to the medium shot, he once again is leaning against the wall and then again starts to move toward the three of them.

Quotes:

Louise 'Fluff' Phillips:It seems I'm always ringside at the first fight... and the last.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Boxing at the Movies: Kings of the Ring (2013)

Soundtrack:

The Moon Is in Tears Tonight

Bette Davis makes this movie happen.

Bette Davis was HOT! If anyone doesn't believe it, watch this movie. This movie features a lot of great actors but none of them even come close to matching Bette Davis. She is HOT! She makes this movie happen. Much of the movie is stagy and predictable, but Bette Davis is like a diamond. She sparkles. She shows what she's got and what she's got is a lot. She was ALL woman. Voluptuous. Pouting lips. Big, round eyes. Lovely hips. She had it all and wasn't afraid to show it off. And she could act! No wonder she was in so many great movies. Looks and talent. No wonder she's a legend. Humphrey Bogart and Edward G. Robinson were great as tough fight managers. Wayne Morris was also impressive in the title role. He really looked like a prize fighter and the whole movie exudes the atmosphere of the arena and locker room where much of the action takes place. When you watch Wayne Morris in this movie, you have to like him. A real star. But all that takes second place to Bette Davis in what had to be the hottest role of her career. It must have been a wonderful experience to be part of the production crew and watch Bette Davis act or just to be around her. She was a star.