- Actors: Edward G.Robinson, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Wayne Morris, Jane Bryan
- Directors: Michael Curtiz
- Classification: PG
- Studio: Warner Home Video
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0000571J5
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 10,267 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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Promoter Nick Donati (Edward G. Robinson) is hosting a party for prizefight champion Chuck McGraw (William Haade), when the boxer harasses a bellhop, Ward Guisenberry (Wayne Morris), who decks the champ with one punch. That is when Donati's mistress, Fluff Phillips (Bette Davis) suggests that maybe the battling bellhop could be the next champ. She even gives Ward his new nickname, "Kid Galahad" (saw that one coming, right?). So Nick signs the kid and sends him out on the road with his trainer, Silver Jackson (Harry Carey) and Fluff, who falls in love with the Kid, who in turn has no clue as to what is going on. When Fluff rejects Donati's marriage proposal, he assumes the Kid and Fluff have been an item and he intends to get his revenge. Donati arranges a championship fight with McGraw, guaranteeing the champ's crooked manager, Turkey Morgan (Humphrey Bogart) that the Kid will lose and receive a savage beating in the process. Just to make things really complicated, the Kid trains at Donati's farm, where he falls for the promoter's kid sister, Marie (Jane Bryan). During the fight Donati gives the Kid bad instructions, but when Fluff and Marie convince him the Kid never did him any wrong. However, even telling the Kid to go on and win the fight cannot prevent "Kid Galahad" from having a tragic ending.
With a cast like Robinson, Davis and Bogart and director Michael Curtiz, it is easy to see why "Kid Galahad" was considered one of the best fight pictures of its day. The fight sequences are certainly above average and Harry Carey has always been one of my favorite character actors ever since I first saw "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" where he plays the Vice President. Morris has a promising debut in a leading role, but never really gets another film this good in his relatively long career. The screenplay by Seton I. Miller is based on the novel by Francis Wallace. Final Note: "Kid Galahad" was remade as an Elvis Presley musical in 1962 with the King playing the Kid.
Warner Bros. Pictures presents "KID GALAHAD" (1937) (101 min/B&W) (Fully Restored/Dolby Digitally Remastered) -- Starring Edward G. Robinson, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Wayne Morris, Jane Bryan & Harry Carey
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Another little gem from the 1930s--a simple and predictable story combined with excellent dialog, acting and breezy direction. Edward G. Robinson is in top form here in a role that allows him to portray his less sinister side; the scene in which he visits his mother and talks to her at length in Italian are genuinely charming.
Bogey has a smaller but no less important role in his manipulative handling of the champion McGraw and his rivalry with Nick Donati (Robinson). And it's a pleasure to watch Bette Davis use her "Bette Davis Eyes" in scenes with Nick.
The talented trio of Robinson, Bogart and Davis, who could ask for anything more, from the stable of Warner Bros. Pictures.
Boxing fans and movie buffs, catch this one, not to be missed.
BIOS:
1. Michael Curtiz [aka: Manó Kertész Kaminer] [Director]
Date of Birth: 24 December 1886 - Budapest, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary)
Date of Death: 10 April 1962 - Hollywood, California
2. Edward G. Robinson [aka: Emmanuel Goldenberg]
Date of Birth: 12 December 1893 - Bucharest, Romania
Date of Death: 26 January 1973 - Hollywood, California
3. Humphrey Bogart
Date of Birth: 25 December 1899 - New York City, New York
Date of Death: 14 January 1957 - Los Angeles, California
4. Bette Davis [aka: Ruth Elizabeth Davis]
Date of Birth: 5 April 1908 - Lowell, Massachusetts
Date of Death: 6 October 1989 - Neuilly, France
Mr. Jim's Ratings:
Quality of Picture & Sound: 4 Stars
Performance: 4 Stars
Story & Screenplay: 4 Stars
Overall: 4 Stars [Original Music, Cinematography & Film Editing]
Total Time: 101 min on DVD ~ Warner Bros. Pictures ~ (01/25/2005)
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Another little gem from the 1930s--a simple and predictable story combined with excellent dialog, acting and breezy direction. Edward G. Robinson is in top form here in a role that allows him to portray his less sinister side; the scene in which he visits his mother and talks to her at length in Italian are genuinely charming.
Bogey has a smaller but no less important role in his manipulative handling of the champion McGraw and his rivalry with Nick Donati (Robinson). And it's a pleasure to watch Bette Davis use her "Bette Davis Eyes" in scenes with Nick.
The talented trio of Robinson, Bogart and Davis, who could ask for anything more, from the stable of Warner Bros. Pictures.
Boxing fans and movie buffs, catch this one, not to be missed.
BIOS:
1. Michael Curtiz [aka: Manó Kertész Kaminer] [Director]
Date of Birth: 24 December 1886 - Budapest, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary)
Date of Death: 10 April 1962 - Hollywood, California
2. Edward G. Robinson [aka: Emmanuel Goldenberg]
Date of Birth: 12 December 1893 - Bucharest, Romania
Date of Death: 26 January 1973 - Hollywood, California
3. Humphrey Bogart
Date of Birth: 25 December 1899 - New York City, New York
Date of Death: 14 January 1957 - Los Angeles, California
4. Bette Davis [aka: Ruth Elizabeth Davis]
Date of Birth: 5 April 1908 - Lowell, Massachusetts
Date of Death: 6 October 1989 - Neuilly, France
Mr. Jim's Ratings:
Quality of Picture & Sound: 4 Stars
Performance: 4 Stars
Story & Screenplay: 4 Stars
Overall: 4 Stars [Original Music, Cinematography & Film Editing]
Total Time: 101 min on DVD ~ Warner Bros. Pictures ~ (01/25/2005)
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