United States / Sep 05, 1939 / NR
A Famous Play.....Now A Great Picture!
1h 39min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Beatrice Blinn | Anna 'Duchess' |
| William H. Strauss | Mr. Carp |
| Don Beddoe | Borneo |
| Stanley Andrews | Driscoll, Fight Official |
| Gordon Armitage | Fighter |
| Earl Askam | Policeman |
| Al Bayne | Fighter |
| Don Brodie | |
| Dora Clement | Ill Ringsider Who Won't Leave |
| Irving Cohen | Ex-Pug |
| Eddie Coke | Photographer |
| Dorothy Comingore | Fight Spectator |
| Onest Conley | Jimmy, Chocolate Drop's Brother |
| Sayre Dearing | Reporter |
| Eddie Fetherston | Reporter Wilson |
| Tommy Garland | Fighter |
| Mickey Golden | Fighter |
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| Alfred Grant | Daniel, Chocolate Drop's Older Brother |
| Joe Gray | Fighter |
| James 'Cannonball' Green | Chocolate Drop |
| Kit Guard | Ringsider |
| Sam Hayes | Broadcaster |
| Frank Jenks | Pepper White |
| Anne Kay | Fat Woman |
| John Kerns | Fighter |
| Charles Lane | Reporter Drake |
| Al Lang | Fight Second |
| Ian McEwing | Referee |
| Larry McGrath | Referee |
| Pat McKee | Fight Spectator |
| Alex Melesh | Stranger |
| Frank Mills | Fight Spectator Rapidly Chewing Gum |
| Bruce Mitchell | Guard |
| Roy Moore | Lucky Nelson |
| Lee Phelps | Ring Announcer |
| Charles Randolph | Referee |
| Cyril Ring | Extra in Moody's New Office |
| Clinton Rosemond | Chocolate Drop's Father |
| Syd Saylor | Ringsider Next to Pa Bonaparte |
| Cy Schindell | Fighter |
| Charles Sherlock | Reporter Saying 'That's Too Bad' |
| Robert Sterling | Elevator Boy |
| Landers Stevens | Ringsider with Ill Woman |
| Charles Sullivan | Referee |
| Harry Tyler | Mickey, Pepper White's Handler |
| Minerva Urecal | Grocery Customer |
| Dave Willock | Arena Call Boy |
| John Wray | Chocolate Drop's Manager |
| Jack Stewart | Policeman |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Golden Boy |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date | 5 settembre 1939 |
| Production | William Perlberg |
| Writer | Daniel Taradash, Victor Heerman, Sarah Y. Mason, Lewis Meltzer, Clifford Odets |
| Editing | Otto Meyer |
| Cinematography | Karl Freund, Nicholas Musuraca |
| Assistant directors | Gene Anderson, Rouben Mamoulian |
| Camera operators | Karl Freund, Nicholas Musuraca |
| Additional photography | Karl Freund, Nicholas Musuraca |
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| Production design | Lionel Banks |
| Art direction | Lionel Banks |
| Set decoration | Lionel Banks |
| Music | Victor Young, Leo Shuken, Morris Stoloff |
| Sound | Victor Young, Leo Shuken, Morris Stoloff |
| Costume design | Robert Kalloch, Hollis Donahue |
| Makeup | Robert Kalloch, Hollis Donahue |
| Hairstyling | Robert Kalloch, Hollis Donahue |
Release dates
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