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Annie
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Jackie
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Arthur Hill | ... |
Mike
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| Strother Martin | ... |
Riley
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| Joan Blondell | ... |
Dolly Kenyon
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Josie
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| Elisha Cook Jr. | ... |
Georgie
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| Stefan Gierasch | ... |
Charlie Goodman
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| Allan Miller | ... |
Whitey
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Joe Tornatore | ... |
Hesh
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Shirlee Kong | ... |
Donna Mae
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Jeff Blum | ... |
Jeffie
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Hoffmaster
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Billy Flynn, a former boxing champion, is now horse trainer in Hialeah. He makes just enough money to raise his little boy T.J., over whom he got custody after his wife Annie left him seven years ago. T.J. worships The Champ who is now working on his come-back in order to give his boy a better future. But suddenly Annie shows up again ... Written by Willy Vanhaelen <willy.vanhaelen@advalvas.be>
After seeing this movie again (it's been over 20 years), I can't think of enough positive things to say about it. The honesty of the script tends to overcome any sense of melodrama, and it turns out to be a 10-hanky tearjerker. The acting is great all around as well. I didn't know what I'd think since it's been so long, and was a bit surprised to find this film has lost nothing in the intervening years -- if anything, it views even better than it did when it was released. I'm also a bit surprised to see it so far down on the IMDB ratings chart. Almost too painful to watch at times (maybe that's why).
9/10