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Golden Boy is a 1939 American drama romance sports film directed by Rouben Mamoulian and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Adolphe Menjou and William Holden. It is based on the 1937 play of the same title by Clifford Odets.
- September 5, 1939
- William Perlberg
With Barbara Stanwyck, Adolphe Menjou, William Holden, Lee J. Cobb. A poor young Italian man who is a virtuoso on the violin wishes to become a champion boxer to make a fortune for his family. But what is the road to success and happiness, and what is the price?
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- Rouben Mamoulian
- Approved
Synopsis. Joe Bonaparte (William Holden) is a young boxer who has spent his days training around town in different gyms in New York and grabs an opportunity to take his first public fight when he meets Tom Moody (Adolphe Menjou) who manages one of the fighters from a local gym.
Golden Boy (1939) -- (Movie Clip) You Better Than That! Violinist Joe (William Holden) breaks the news to his dad (Lee J. Cobb, who was only seven years older) about his boxing ambitions in Golden Boy, 1939, from Clifford Odets' play.
- Rouben Mamoulian, Eugene Anderson
- Barbara Stanwyck
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