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Charley Davis, against the wishes of his mother, becomes a boxer. As he becomes more successful the fighter becomes surrounded by shady characters, including an unethical promoter named Roberts, who tempt the man with a number of vices. Charley finds himself faced with increasingly difficult choices.
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Grave, earnest, classical in form and bleak.
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- classical in formformally daring
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- rawmeticulous
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Cast
- John GarfieldCharley Davis
- Lilli PalmerPeg Born
- Hazel BrooksAlice
- Anne RevereAnna Davis
- William ConradQuinn
- Joseph PevneyShorty Polaski
- Lloyd GoughRoberts
- Canada LeeBen Chaplin
- Larry AnzaloneFighter Being Knocked Out (uncredited)
- Al BainClub Patron (uncredited)
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- Robert RossenDirector
- Abraham PolonskyScreenplay
- James Wong HoweDirector of Photography
- Hugo FriedhoferOriginal Music Composer
- Robert ParrishEditor
- Bob RobertsProducer
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