Golden Boy (1939)

1939 · 99 min · Drama, Romance

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 father. When gangsters try to buy a piece of him, he begins to have second thoughts.

Directed by Rouben Mamoulian. Starring Barbara Stanwyck, Adolphe Menjou, William Holden, Lee J. Cobb and Joseph Calleia.

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