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Golden Boy (1939)

"A Famous Play.....Now A Great Picture!"

6.5/10 1h 39m Sep 05, 1939
Drama Romance

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 parents. When gangsters try to buy a piece of him, he begins to have second thoughts.

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Movie Details

Original Title Golden Boy
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.6

Cast

Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara Stanwyck
Lorna Moon
Popularity: 0.7
Adolphe Menjou
Adolphe Menjou
Tom Moody
Popularity: 4.7
William Holden
William Holden
Joe Bonaparte
Popularity: 1.3
Lee J. Cobb
Lee J. Cobb
Mr. Bonaparte
Popularity: 11.6
Joseph Calleia
Joseph Calleia
Eddie Fuseli
Popularity: 0.5
Sam Levene
Sam Levene
Siggie
Popularity: 2.0
Edward Brophy
Edward Brophy
Roxy Lewis
Popularity: 5.2
Beatrice Blinn
Beatrice Blinn
Anna 'Duchess'
Popularity: 0.5
William H. Strauss
William H. Strauss
Mr. Carp
Popularity: 1.1
Don Beddoe
Don Beddoe
Borneo
Popularity: 2.4
Stanley Andrews
Stanley Andrews
Driscoll, Fight Official
Popularity: 1.6
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Gordon Armitage
Fighter
Popularity: 1.0

Key Crew

Screenplay Lewis Meltzer, Victor Heerman, Sarah Y. Mason
Director Rouben Mamoulian
Editor Otto Meyer
Producer William Perlberg

Production

Columbia Pictures
US

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Keywords

sports violinist boxing

Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 9/10
Aug 28, 2014

Golden Boy in film form is almost brilliant. Joe Bonaparte is a gifted violinist, but poverty bites hard and he tries his hand at the noble art of pugilism, he proves to be a natural and a career at the top beckons, but does he risk damaging his hands and ending his interest in another noble art? ... Read more

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Based on 30 votes

Details
Release Date September 5, 1939
Runtime 1h 39m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.6
Links
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