- Release Date: 1938
- Runtime: 90 min
- Genre: Drama
- Starring: Robert Taylor, Edward Arnold, Frank Morgan, Maureen O'Sullivan ... see all
- Director: Richard Thorpe
- Plot: A young boxer gets caught between a no-good father and a crime boss when he starts dating the boss's daughter, although she doesn't know what daddy does for a living.
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After All He's Got Hair On His Chest
Sep 19, 2007
bkoganbing - imdb.com
Sep 19, 2007bkoganbing - imdb.com
After a bunch of early films where Robert Taylor was playing both modern and costumed romantic leads, taking full advantage of his extraordinary good looks, Robert Taylor asked for some more rugged type roles. Louis B. Mayer's answer to his... Full review
Excellent boxing film with superb character acting
Oct 22, 2005
Setemkia FallingTree - imdb.com
Oct 22, 2005Setemkia FallingTree - imdb.com
One of the very best boxing films of the 1930's and early 1940's and very definitely much better than the 1947 remake with Mickey Roony as "Killer" McCoy. Robert Ryan looks like a light heavyweight and it looks like he... Full review
That was the unluckiest punch I ever threw
Jun 05, 2005
sol1218 - imdb.com
Jun 05, 2005sol1218 - imdb.com
**SPOILERS** Handsome, and too pretty to be a pug, Robert Taylor as boxer Tommy McCoy is quite convincing in the ring as a professional boxer as he is out of it. Where he has all the young ladies,on the screen... Full review
old-fashioned entertainment
Jun 04, 2005
blanche-2 - imdb.com
Jun 04, 2005blanche-2 - imdb.com
This is the kind of old-fashioned entertainment that the studios used to churn out every week. Gorgeous Robert Taylor plays a prize fighter, Frank Morgan his moronic father, Edward Arnold a mob boss, and Maureen O'Sullvian is Arnold's beautiful daughter,... Full review
A Definite Classic
Jun 01, 2005
rob-1003 - imdb.com
Jun 01, 2005rob-1003 - imdb.com
With such a wonderful story or plot, this movie overcomes the bias that one might have for the believability of Robert Taylor as a boxer. You can't help but pull for Tommy McCoy to win. If you like a myriad... Full review
When more is less
Nov 01, 2003
jaykay-10 - imdb.com
Nov 01, 2003jaykay-10 - imdb.com
There is enough plot here for five pictures (all of which were made before this one), probably to compensate for paper-thin characters and a total lack of plausibility. The script tries earnestly to justify the unmarked features of a boxer... Full review
A rougher and tougher Robert Taylor emerges
May 21, 2002
reelguy2 - imdb.com
May 21, 2002reelguy2 - imdb.com
This sensational boxing film introduced a rougher and tougher Robert Taylor to 1938 audiences, the result of a well-publicized body building regimen under the personal supervision of Max Baer. Taylor plays Tommy McCoy, a handsome boxer who has to contend... Full review
The Crowd Roars is excellent!
Dec 14, 1999
buddha-21 - imdb.com
Dec 14, 1999buddha-21 - imdb.com
This version is 10X the quality of the later (1947) Mickey Rooney version. Even though Rooney makes some "cute" comments, the lack of "feel" for the story is apparent. Watch both and you'll agree. This version is EXCELLENT. Much better... Full review
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