Golden Boy (1939)

1h 39min | Drama, Romance | Sep 5, 1939 | Released

Despite his talent as a musician, a city boy decides to become a boxer. He's successful as a fighter -- much to the dismay of his parents. When gangsters try to by a piece of him he begins to have second thoughts.

Director: Rouben Mamoulian

Producer: William Perlberg

Writer(s): Lewis Meltzer Daniel Taradash Victor Heerman Sarah Y. Mason

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Cast (55 Members)

John Wray

Chocolate Drop's Manager

Mr. Bonaparte

Joe Bonaparte

Referee

Fight Spectator

Tom Moody

Siggie

Lorna Moon

Elevator Boy

Reporter Drake

Pepper White

Ill Ringsider Who Won't Leave

Borneo

Roxy Lewis

Policeman

Eddie Fuseli

Driscoll, Fight Official

Cyril Ring

Extra in Moody's New Office

Dave Willock

Arena Call Boy

Frank Mills

Fight Spectator Rapidly Chewing Gum

Roy Moore

Lucky Nelson

Syd Saylor

Ringsider Next to Pa Bonaparte

Minerva Urecal

Grocery Customer

Alfred Grant

Daniel, Chocolate Drop's Older Brother

Harry Tyler

Mickey, Pepper White's Handler

Stranger

Fighter

Ex-Pug

Fighter

Ringsider with Ill Woman

Ring Announcer

Broadcaster

Referee

Anna 'Duchess'

Mr. Carp

Reporter Wilson

Reporter Saying 'That's Too Bad'

Clinton Rosemond

Chocolate Drop's Father

Reporter

Guard

Referee

Ringsider

Policeman

Jimmy, Chocolate Drop's Brother

Fighter

Photographer

Fight Spectator

Fighter

Fighter

Fighter

James 'Cannonball' Green

Chocolate Drop

Fat Woman

Fighter

Fight Second

Referee

John Wray Chocolate Drop's Manager

Lee J. Cobb Mr. Bonaparte

William Holden Joe Bonaparte

Charles Randolph Referee

Dorothy Comingore Fight Spectator

Adolphe Menjou Tom Moody

Sam Levene Siggie

Barbara Stanwyck Lorna Moon

Robert Sterling Elevator Boy

Charles Lane Reporter Drake

Frank Jenks Pepper White

Dora Clement Ill Ringsider Who Won't Leave

Don Beddoe Borneo

Edward Brophy Roxy Lewis

Earl Askam Policeman

Joseph Calleia Eddie Fuseli

Stanley Andrews Driscoll, Fight Official

Cyril Ring Extra in Moody's New Office

Dave Willock Arena Call Boy

Frank Mills Fight Spectator Rapidly Chewing Gum

Roy Moore Lucky Nelson

Syd Saylor Ringsider Next to Pa Bonaparte

Minerva Urecal Grocery Customer

Alfred Grant Daniel, Chocolate Drop's Older Brother

Harry Tyler Mickey, Pepper White's Handler

Alex Melesh Stranger

Cy Schindell Fighter

Irving Cohen Ex-Pug

Joe Gray Fighter

Landers Stevens Ringsider with Ill Woman

Lee Phelps Ring Announcer

Sam Hayes Broadcaster

Charles Sullivan Referee

Beatrice Blinn Anna 'Duchess'

William H. Strauss Mr. Carp

Eddie Fetherston Reporter Wilson

Charles Sherlock Reporter Saying 'That's Too Bad'

Clinton Rosemond Chocolate Drop's Father

Sayre Dearing Reporter

Bruce Mitchell Guard

Larry McGrath Referee

Kit Guard Ringsider

Jack Stewart Policeman

Onest Conley Jimmy, Chocolate Drop's Brother

Al Bayne Fighter

Eddie Coke Photographer

Pat McKee Fight Spectator

Gordon Armitage Fighter

Tommy Garland Fighter

Mickey Golden Fighter

James 'Cannonball' Green Chocolate Drop

Anne Kay Fat Woman

John Kerns Fighter

Al Lang Fight Second

Ian McEwing Referee

Crew (18 Members)

Karl Freund

Director of Photography

Lewis Meltzer

Screenplay

Nicholas Musuraca

Director of Photography

Sound Recordist

Theatre Play

Screenplay

Producer

Original Music Composer

Director

Orchestrator

Art Direction

Costume Design

Music Director

Editor

Screenplay

Screenplay

Assistant Director

Hairstylist

Karl Freund Director of Photography

Lewis Meltzer Screenplay

Nicholas Musuraca Director of Photography

George Cooper Sound Recordist

Clifford Odets Theatre Play

Daniel Taradash Screenplay

William Perlberg Producer

Victor Young Original Music Composer

Rouben Mamoulian Director

Leo Shuken Orchestrator

Lionel Banks Art Direction

Robert Kalloch Costume Design

Morris Stoloff Music Director

Otto Meyer Editor

Victor Heerman Screenplay

Sarah Y. Mason Screenplay

Gene Anderson Assistant Director

Hollis Donahue Hairstylist

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Golden Boy (1939)

1h 39min | Drama, Romance | Sep 5, 1939 | Released

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