Kid Galahad (1962)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Phil Karlson

Writers:

William Fay (screenplay)
Francis Wallace (story)

Release Date:

29 August 1962 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Sport

Tagline:

Presley packs the the screen's biggest wallop...with the gals...with the gloves...with the guitar!

Plot:

When he completes his military service Walter Gulick returns to his birthplace, Cream Valley, New York...

Plot Keywords:

Boxing | Corned Beef | Beautiful Woman | Remake | Character Name In Title

Cast

Elvis Presley	...	Walter Gulick
Gig Young	...	Willy Grogan
Lola Albright	...	Dolly Fletcher
Joan Blackman	...	Rose Grogan
Charles Bronson	...	Lew Nyack
David Lewis	...	Otto Danzig
Robert Emhardt	...	Maynard
Liam Redmond	...	Father Higgins
Judson Pratt	...	Howie Zimmerman
Ned Glass	...	Max Lieberman
George Mitchell	...	Harry Sperling
Roy Roberts	...	Jerry Bathgate
Michael Dante	...	Joie Shakes
Richard Devon	...	Marvin
Jeff Morris	...	Ralphie (as Jeffrey Morris)

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Australia:PG | USA:Approved (certificate #20180) | West Germany:16 (nf) | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG (re-rating) (1988) | UK:U (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Idyllwild, California, USA

Company:

Mirisch Corporation, The

Trivia:

In it's opening weekend film reached place 9.

Quotes:

Lew Nyack: Hey Walter! In case you want to duck once in a while, it ain't against the rules!
Dolly Fletcher: This sort of thing is legal?
Willy Grogan: You don't need a license to be stupid. I'll lay you 3-to-1 the kid don't last a round.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Into the Night (1985/I)

Soundtrack:

This Is Living

All American boy becomes boxing champion.

Fresh from the military, Walter Gulick (Elvis) takes a job at a boxing training camp. Gig Young is the greedy gambler that owns the camp. The vivacious Joan Blackman plays his sister, Rose. Walter goes from being a punching bag to becoming the champ. Charles Bronson plays a stoic, but good hearted trainer. Ed Asner would make one of his first movie appearances. One of my all time favorite Elvis movie scenes is when Walter and Rose do a slow version of the twist as Walter sings "I Got Lucky". Elvis did his own boxing scenes. No way can this version of "Kid Galahad" be compared to Humphrey Bogart's classic.