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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| John Garfield | ... | Charley Davis | |
| Lilli Palmer | ... | Peg Born | |
| Hazel Brooks | ... | Alice | |
| Anne Revere | ... | Anna Davis | |
| William Conrad | ... | Quinn | |
| Joseph Pevney | ... | Shorty Polaski | |
| Lloyd Gough | ... | Roberts (as Lloyd Goff) | |
| Canada Lee | ... | Ben Chaplin | |
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Charley Davis wins an amateur boxing match and is taken on by promoter Quinn. Charley's mother doesn't want him to fight, but when Charley's father is accidentally killed, Charley sets up a fight for money. His career blooms as he wins fight after fight, but soon an unethical promoter named Roberts begins to show an interest in Charley, and Charley finds himself faced with increasingly difficult choices. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
9 November 1947 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
An Affair of the Heart See more »Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USACompany Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Miss Tedder: We have to ask questions if we're going to help.
Charlie Davis: We don't want any help. Tell them we're dead. We don't want any help!
[slams the door]
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Music by Johnny Green
Lyrics by Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and Frank Eyton
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This film was originally supposed to have been a straight biography of three-time boxing champion Barney Ross. But when Ross publicly admitted that he had become a heroin addict from having received morphine to treat his wounds during WWII, the studio instead decided to turn the film into a fictionalized portrayal of Ross's boxing career. Ross sued and won a $60,000 settlement. See more »Goofs
In the first dressing room scene, there's a close-up of Quinn leaning against the wall. In the very next shot, he's standing a few feet in front of the wall, then backs up and leans against it again. See more »Quotes
Charlie Davis: Get out of here! Get out of here!Miss Tedder: We have to ask questions if we're going to help.
Charlie Davis: We don't want any help. Tell them we're dead. We don't want any help!
[slams the door]
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Soundtracks
Body and SoulMusic by Johnny Green
Lyrics by Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and Frank Eyton
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One especially noteworthy aspect of this movie is the character of Ben Chaplin, played by the criminally underappreciated African American actor Canada Lee. A trademark of Lee's few but memorable screen roles is how his characters transcend the racial stereotypes of the day (see also his role in "Lifeboat"). Where Chaplin is black, his race is never mentioned, and is never even made an issue. There's no assumption of deferrence to the white characters. He is treated as an equal, which, especially for 1947, is an amazing breakthrough.
The other strengths of the movie, particularly Garfield's performance and James Wong Howe's cinematography, have been duly mentioned in other posts.