Directed by Michael CurtizMy rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Bros)
Edward G. Robinson is a Miami boxing promoter. A bellhop at one of his parties gets in a scuffle and knocks out the world champion with a right. He's a naive country kid trying to earn money to buy a farm. Robinson agrees to groom him for the world championship. The kid is also a lady killer, but does not realize it, and Robinson's girlfriend Bette Davis falls for him. However, the kid is in love with Robinson's sister. Romantic complications take up perhaps a bit too much of the picture, but it is somewhat balanced by a gritty depiction of the corrupt boxing world. Davis adds class and stature to the cast.
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