Summary
Despite his talent as a musician, a city boy decides to become a boxer. He's successful as a fighter - much to the dismay of his father. When gangsters try to buy a piece of him, he begins to have second thoughts.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+21)
Critics 80Audiences 59GoodWatch 71
Tomatometer80%
IMDb6.8
Audience score50%
Running time
1 h 39 min
A typical length for dramas, −10 min on the typical 109
typical 10999Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
1939
September 5, 1939
87 years ago
Genres
DramaRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Academy Awards1940
- Music (Original Score)1940Nominated
Rated
- NRUnited States
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
and 31 more55 people
- Barbara StanwyckLorna Moon
- Adolphe MenjouTom Moody
- William HoldenJoe Bonaparte
- Lee J. CobbMr. Bonaparte
- Joseph CalleiaEddie Fuseli
- Sam LeveneSiggie
- Edward BrophyRoxy Lewis
- Beatrice BlinnAnna 'Duchess'
William H. StraussMr. Carp
Don BeddoeBorneo
Stanley AndrewsDriscoll, Fight Official- GAGordon ArmitageFighter
- EAEarl AskamPoliceman
- ABAl BayneFighter
Dora ClementIll Ringsider Who Won't Leave- ICIrving CohenEx-Pug
- ECEddie CokePhotographer
Dorothy ComingoreFight Spectator
Onest ConleyJimmy, Chocolate Drop's Brother
Sayre DearingReporter
Eddie FetherstonReporter Wilson- TGTommy GarlandFighter
- MGMickey GoldenFighter
- AGAlfred GrantDaniel, Chocolate Drop's Older Brother
Directing · 2
- Rouben Mamoulian Director
- Gene Anderson Assistant Director
Writing · 5
- Lewis Meltzer Screenplay
- Victor Heerman Screenplay
- Daniel Taradash Screenplay
- Sarah Y. Mason Screenplay
- Clifford Odets Theatre Play
Production · 1
- William Perlberg Producer
Camera · 2
- Nicholas Musuraca Director of Photography
- Karl Freund Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Otto Meyer Editor
Sound · 3
- Victor Young Original Music Composer
- Morris Stoloff Music Director
- Leo Shuken Orchestrator
Art · 1
- Lionel Banks Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Robert Kalloch Costume Design
- Hollis Donahue Hairstylist
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