Right Cross (1950)

Prizefighter Johnny is in love with his promoter O'Malley's daughter Pat. His best friend, sports reporter Rick, is also in love with her but knows that she loves Johnny. Lonely Rick takes ... See full summary »

Director:

John Sturges

Writer:

Charles Schnee

Stars:

June Allyson, Dick Powell, Ricardo Montalban

Cast

Complete credited cast:
June Allyson	...	Pat O'Malley
Dick Powell	...	Rick Garvey
Ricardo Montalban	...	Johnny Monterez
Lionel Barrymore	...	Sean O'Malley
Teresa Celli	...	Marina Monterez
Barry Kelley	...	Allan Goff
Tom Powers	...	Tom Balford
Mimi Aguglia	...	Mom Monterez
Marianne Stewart	...	Audrey
John Gallaudet	...	Phil Tripp
Wally Maher	...	First Reporter
Larry Keating	...	Second Reporter
Kenneth Tobey	...	Ken, the Third Reporter (as Ken Tobey)
Bert Davidson	...	Fourth Reporter
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Hamilton	...	Horse Owner (unconfirmed)

Storyline

Prizefighter Johnny is in love with his promoter O'Malley's daughter Pat. His best friend, sports reporter Rick, is also in love with her but knows that she loves Johnny. Lonely Rick takes up drinking and women (including Marilyn Monroe in nightclub bit part). Johnny knows his right hand is going bad and has to work fast to make real money.

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Plot Keywords:

boxing | irish american | boxer

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Genres:

Drama | Sport

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Certificate:

Passed

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 October 1950 (USA)

Also Known As:

Der einsame Champion

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Sean O'Malley: I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired.

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Connections

Featured in Sports on the Silver Screen (1997)

User Reviews

June Allyson steals the show

A great example of movies made in an era where innocence was valued and innuendo was cleverly used to convey steamier topics which couldn't be given a thorough treatment outright. Using boxing as a vehicle, the movie deals with fidelity, racism, and the struggle in post WWII USA between those achieving the American Dream and those blocked out by class and ethnicity.

But forget all of that - June Allyson is simply beautiful as the strong-willed and spunky daughter of an Irish boxing promoter, and her real-life husband Dick Powell is uniquely sublime playing a "wannabe" beau with alacrity.

Great flick - just watch it and look at June's beautiful baby-face. There just aren't any actresses with those particular beautiful and innocent youthful charms today!