The read
A Balasaur Score of 78 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 92%. Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 72% of the 412 1940s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
121 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert RossenDirector
- Hugo FriedhoferOriginal Music Composer
- Abraham PolonskyScreenplay
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)
- Steve BentonFight Spectator (uncredited)
- Eddie BordenFight Spectator (uncredited)
