Kid Galahad (1962)

When he completes his military service Walter Gulick returns to his birthplace, Cream Valley, New York. He was orphaned as an infant and grew up elsewhere but always wanted to return to ... See full summary »

Director:

Phil Karlson

Writers:

William Fay (screenplay), Francis Wallace (story)

Stars:

Elvis Presley, Gig Young, Lola Albright

Cast

Complete credited 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)

Storyline

When he completes his military service Walter Gulick returns to his birthplace, Cream Valley, New York. He was orphaned as an infant and grew up elsewhere but always wanted to return to where he was from. He hopes to be a mechanic but soon after his arrival finds himself working as a sparring partner at a boxing camp. Having lost all of his money in a crap game, Walter is happy to take any kind of work but a devastating right hook sends him down a different path. Willy Grogan thinks he has a winner in Walter who, after helping a lady out, is dubbed Kid Galahad. Willy is a likable man but gambles too much and may have been a witness to a mobster's conversation that would best be forgotten. As Walter gains more success, and falls in love with Willy's sister Rose, Willy Grogan finds himself coming under pressure from mobsters to make Walter takes a dive at his next big fight.

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Plot Keywords:

boxing | sparring partner | mechanic | knocked out | musician | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Drama | Musical | Sport

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

29 August 1962 (USA)

Also Known As:

Un direct au coeur

Filming Locations:

Idyllwild, California, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$1,750,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mirisch Corporation, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In it's opening weekend film reached place 9.

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Goofs

Kid Galahad trains for the climactic big fight during the middle of summer, Independence Day to Labor Day, yet when you see all the orange and yellow leaves on the trees and on the ground it is obvious that these scenes were filmed in autumn.

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Quotes

Willy Grogan: [as he sees Galahad driving off with his sister Rose in the red Model T car] Hey! Why did she have to go off in that beet-juice jalopy with him?
Dolly Fletcher: You're asking me?
Willy Grogan: She could've gone with Maynard and Lew, couldn't she?
Dolly Fletcher: Oh, Willy, when you're 21 and you look like Rose, you don't have to ride with Lew and Maynard.
Willy Grogan: What's that supposed to mean?
Dolly Fletcher: You want diagrams?
Willy Grogan: Now, look, Dolly...
Dolly Fletcher: That's just what I'm going to do... look at Maynard's corned beef. I promised I'd put a low flame under it.
[...]

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Connections

Featured in Elvis Found Alive (2012)

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Soundtracks

"King of the Whole Wide World"
Written by Ruth Batchelor & Bob Roberts
Performed by Elvis Presley (uncredited)

User Reviews

Kid Galahad Packs A Punch

As a big fan of Elvis Presley, Gig Young, and Charles Bronson, as well as the sport of boxing, I enjoyed this movie for those reasons alone. Elvis gives a decent performance, but is stereotyped by the script as a goofy, goo-natured, lug-head, who has a natural gift of a cast-iron chin and one-punch knockout power. Half the movie Elvis looks in a daze with his mouth open catching flies!

Charles Bronson has a surprise role as a trainer. Not once does his show off his impressive muscular build and even gets both his hands broken by gangsters. A truly different role for him. He too is stereotyped as the ex-boxer walking on his heels.

Gig Young gives his usual out-standing performance, but there is nothing to like at all about his character; he's a liar, a user, aback-stabber, and an over-all jerk.

The fight scenes are poorly done and considering they were advised by former World Light-welterweight boxing great Mushy Callahan, a big disappointment.

However, if you like Elvis, this will be an enjoyable film.