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Golden Boy

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

6.6(37)19391h 39m2

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.

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Status
Released
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Box office
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Language
English
  • italian american
  • sports
  • gangster
  • violinist
  • fixed fight
  • boxing
  • aspiring boxer
  • classical musician
  • crooked manager
  • father son bond

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United States of America

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  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalNR5 Sept 1939

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Golden Boy was released on 5 September 1939.

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    John Chard

    8/28/2014

    9/10

    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? Angst abound as this Rouben Mamoulian adaptation of the Clifford Odets play hits a dramatic spot, whilst simultaneou…

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