Henry Armstrong in KEEP PUNCHING (1939)

[Caractacus]

at age 24 yrs.

[bennie]

It's good that they show some real footage of Henry in the ring as opposed to the usual overblown fight scenes.

[nobleart1978]

I watched this a few nights ago for the first time.

It's a good film.

Henry cut a dashing figure in his prime. So did the ladies in the film. A stylish era, thats for sure...

[Caractacus]

It was made just after Henry Armstrong had defeated Barney Ross (September 1939).
to win the welterweight Championship ( he also had the Flyweight championship)
the film was released December 1939.
parts of kEEP PUNCHING wre re-cycled sevrel years later for a movie short during the JItter-Bug craze.