The Crowd Roars (1938)A young boxer gets caught between a no-good father and a crime boss when he starts dating the boss's daughter, although she doesn't know what daddy does for a living. Director:Richard Thorpe |
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The Crowd Roars (1938)A young boxer gets caught between a no-good father and a crime boss when he starts dating the boss's daughter, although she doesn't know what daddy does for a living. Director:Richard Thorpe |
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| Robert Taylor | ... |
Thomas 'Tommy' /
'Killer' McCoy
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| Edward Arnold | ... |
Jim Cain, aka James W. Carson
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| Frank Morgan | ... |
Brian McCoy
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| Maureen O'Sullivan | ... |
Sheila 'Shelia' Carson
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William Gargan | ... |
Johnny Martin
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| Lionel Stander | ... |
'Happy' Lane
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| Jane Wyman | ... |
Vivian
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Nat Pendleton | ... |
'Pug' Walsh
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Charles D. Brown | ... |
Bill Thorne
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Gene Reynolds | ... |
Tommy McCoy, as a boy
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| Don 'Red' Barry | ... |
Pete Mariola
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Donald Douglas | ... |
Murray
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| Isabel Jewell | ... |
Mrs. Martin
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J. Farrell MacDonald | ... |
Father Patrick Ryan
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A young boxer gets caught between a no-good father and a crime boss when he starts dating the boss's daughter, although she doesn't know what daddy does for a living. Written by Ed Lorusso
This is the kind of old-fashioned entertainment that the studios used to churn out every week. Gorgeous Robert Taylor plays a prize fighter, Frank Morgan his moronic father, Edward Arnold a mob boss, and Maureen O'Sullvian is Arnold's beautiful daughter, who falls in love with Taylor. And hello, who wouldn't.
This is a piece very much of its time. Today, the relationship between the Tommy McCoy character as a young kid and the light heavyweight title holder Martin would be instantly suspect. How the world has changed.
The film manages to hold one's interest, especially with its exciting fight sequences. As an added treat, "Hart to Hart" co-star Lionel Stander, who played "Max," has a supporting role. I'd know that voice anywhere.