Golden Boy
(1939)
Overview
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.
Director
Rouben Mamoulian
Writers
Lewis Meltzer, Victor Heerman, Sarah Y. Mason, Daniel Taradash
Top Billed
Barbara Stanwyck
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Reviews
John Chard
⭐ 9/10August 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?
Angst abound as this Rouben Mamoulian adaptation of the Clifford Odets play hits a dramatic spot, whilst simultaneously firmly being only of its t…
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
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