A young boxer falls in with a crooked fight promoter.A young boxer falls in with a crooked fight promoter.A young boxer falls in with a crooked fight promoter.
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Mike Johnson
- Harry Dunn (Tommy's Trainer)
- (as Mike Johnson Snr.)
John Boxer
- Mr. Short
- (uncredited)
James Knight
- Police Constable
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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Dot Ducrow: Me and the Mounties always get our man.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue: This film is dedicated to the small time boxer, who has too long been at the mercy of both managers and public. If it in any way, helps those who are struggling to improve his lot we shall be more than happy.
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Jimmy Hanley is only making two pounds a week as an apprentice in a garage. Progress is slow, and he hopes to marry Jill Furse, so he turns professional boxer. Trainer Mike Johnson is honest, but they sign a contract with sketchy Edward Chapman.
If you've seen boxing movies, you've seen this before, with a predatory dame played by Nan Hopkins, and family obligations that eventually will force him to agree to throw a fight. Will he change his mind?
It's a little more overt in the blurred line between honest boxing and dishonest, and the youngster seem a lot younger than they usually do in American examples of the genre. Mutz Greenbaum shoots the interior of the square ring cannily, sometimes in extreme closeup so you can't see anything clearly, and sometimes from the back of one of the fighters, ditto. But while Hanley shows a lot of charm, it's another case of if you've seen one, you've seen them all.
If you've seen boxing movies, you've seen this before, with a predatory dame played by Nan Hopkins, and family obligations that eventually will force him to agree to throw a fight. Will he change his mind?
It's a little more overt in the blurred line between honest boxing and dishonest, and the youngster seem a lot younger than they usually do in American examples of the genre. Mutz Greenbaum shoots the interior of the square ring cannily, sometimes in extreme closeup so you can't see anything clearly, and sometimes from the back of one of the fighters, ditto. But while Hanley shows a lot of charm, it's another case of if you've seen one, you've seen them all.
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- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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