Kid Galahad (1937) - Revision history

Ric at 16:09, 15 September 2013

2013-09-15T16:09:32Z

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	*1937 film starring Edward G. Robinson, Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart. (To be distinguished from the 1962 Elvis Presley boxing [[Kid Galahad (1962)\|musical film]].)		*1937 film starring Edward G. Robinson, Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart. (To be distinguished from the 1962 Elvis Presley boxing [[Kid Galahad (1962)\|musical film]].)
	*Plot summary (from Wikipedia): Ward ~~Guidenberry~~ (Wayne Morris) is a sweet and naïve young man. He is working as a bellhop so that he can save enough money to buy a farm. However, during his first night at work, while trying to protect “Fluff” Phillips (Bette Davis), he inadvertently becomes involved in a fight. Soon, he is part of the dangerous world of boxing and is called Kid Galahad. Nick Donati (Edward G. Robinson) is his tough talking manager. Although he initially views Galahad as a joke, he soon realizes that Galahad has potential. He attempts to use Galahad to retaliate against Turkey Morgan (Humphrey Bogart), a racketeer who sets up a fixed championship bout.		*Plot summary (from Wikipedia): Ward Guisenberry (Wayne Morris) is a sweet and naïve young man. He is working as a bellhop so that he can save enough money to buy a farm. However, during his first night at work, while trying to protect “Fluff” Phillips (Bette Davis), he inadvertently becomes involved in a fight. Soon, he is part of the dangerous world of boxing and is called Kid Galahad. Nick Donati (Edward G. Robinson) is his tough talking manager. Although he initially views Galahad as a joke, he soon realizes that Galahad has potential. He attempts to use Galahad to retaliate against Turkey Morgan (Humphrey Bogart), a racketeer who sets up a fixed championship bout. Complications soon emerge when both “Fluff,” Nick’s girlfriend, and Marie Donati (Jane Bryan), Nick’s sister, fall in love with Galahad. Infuriated, Nick turns against his boxer… leading to a tragic conclusion.
	Complications soon emerge when both “Fluff,” Nick’s girlfriend, and Marie Donati (Jane Bryan), Nick’s sister, fall in love with Galahad. Infuriated, Nick turns against his boxer… leading to a tragic conclusion.
	*IMDb [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029080/ link]		*IMDb [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029080/ link]
	*The world title bout at the end of this film includes a cameo appearance by well-known manager and referee [[George Blake]] as the third man in the ring, and may have been filmed in the [[Olympic Auditorium]].		*The world title bout at the end of this film includes a cameo appearance by well-known manager and referee [[George Blake]] as the third man in the ring, and may have been filmed in the [[Olympic Auditorium]].
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Ric at 06:37, 14 December 2011

2011-12-14T06:37:06Z

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	*1937 film starring Edward G. Robinson, Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart.		*1937 film starring Edward G. Robinson, Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart. (To be distinguished from the 1962 Elvis Presley boxing [[Kid Galahad (1962)\|musical film]].)
	*Plot summary (from Wikipedia): Ward Guidenberry (Wayne Morris) is a sweet and naïve young man. He is working as a bellhop so that he can save enough money to buy a farm. However, during his first night at work, while trying to protect “Fluff” Phillips (Bette Davis), he inadvertently becomes involved in a fight. Soon, he is part of the dangerous world of boxing and is called Kid Galahad. Nick Donati (Edward G. Robinson) is his tough talking manager. Although he initially views Galahad as a joke, he soon realizes that Galahad has potential. He attempts to use Galahad to retaliate against Turkey Morgan (Humphrey Bogart), a racketeer who sets up a fixed championship bout.		*Plot summary (from Wikipedia): Ward Guidenberry (Wayne Morris) is a sweet and naïve young man. He is working as a bellhop so that he can save enough money to buy a farm. However, during his first night at work, while trying to protect “Fluff” Phillips (Bette Davis), he inadvertently becomes involved in a fight. Soon, he is part of the dangerous world of boxing and is called Kid Galahad. Nick Donati (Edward G. Robinson) is his tough talking manager. Although he initially views Galahad as a joke, he soon realizes that Galahad has potential. He attempts to use Galahad to retaliate against Turkey Morgan (Humphrey Bogart), a racketeer who sets up a fixed championship bout.
	Complications soon emerge when both “Fluff,” Nick’s girlfriend, and Marie Donati (Jane Bryan), Nick’s sister, fall in love with Galahad. Infuriated, Nick turns against his boxer… leading to a tragic conclusion.		Complications soon emerge when both “Fluff,” Nick’s girlfriend, and Marie Donati (Jane Bryan), Nick’s sister, fall in love with Galahad. Infuriated, Nick turns against his boxer… leading to a tragic conclusion.

Ric: more info, after watching this film today

2011-12-14T05:44:23Z

more info, after watching this film today

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	*1937 film starring Edward G. Robinson ~~and~~ Bette Davis		*1937 film starring Edward G. Robinson, Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart.
	*Plot: ~~Fight promoter~~ Nick Donati ~~grooms a bellhop~~ as a ~~future champ~~, ~~but~~ has ~~second thoughts~~ when ~~the "kid" falls for~~ his ~~sister~~.		*Plot summary (from Wikipedia): Ward Guidenberry (Wayne Morris) is a sweet and naïve young man. He is working as a bellhop so that he can save enough money to buy a farm. However, during his first night at work, while trying to protect “Fluff” Phillips (Bette Davis), he inadvertently becomes involved in a fight. Soon, he is part of the dangerous world of boxing and is called Kid Galahad. Nick Donati (Edward G. Robinson) is his tough talking manager. Although he initially views Galahad as a joke, he soon realizes that Galahad has potential. He attempts to use Galahad to retaliate against Turkey Morgan (Humphrey Bogart), a racketeer who sets up a fixed championship bout.
			Complications soon emerge when both “Fluff,” Nick’s girlfriend, and Marie Donati (Jane Bryan), Nick’s sister, fall in love with Galahad. Infuriated, Nick turns against his boxer… leading to a tragic conclusion.
	*IMDb [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029080/ link]		*IMDb [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029080/ link]
			*The world title bout at the end of this film includes a cameo appearance by well-known manager and referee [[George Blake]] as the third man in the ring, and may have been filmed in the [[Olympic Auditorium]].
	[[Category:Cinema\|Kid Galahad (1937)]]		[[Category:Cinema\|Kid Galahad (1937)]]

Ric at 04:31, 16 August 2005

2005-08-16T04:31:09Z

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*1937 film starring Edward G. Robinson and Bette Davis
*Plot: Fight promoter Nick Donati grooms a bellhop as a future champ, but has second thoughts when the "kid" falls for his sister.
*IMDb [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029080/ link]

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