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Overview
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Writer:
Abraham Polonsky (writer)
Release Date:
9 November 1947 (USA)
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Tagline:
The story of a guy that women go for!
Plot:
Charley Davis wins an amateur boxing match and is taken on by promoter Quinn. Charley's mother doesn't want him to fight...
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Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 2 nominations
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(2 articles)
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The Best Film of its Genre
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| John Garfield | ... | Charlie Davis | |
| Lilli Palmer | ... | Peg Born | |
| Hazel Brooks | ... | Alice | |
| Anne Revere | ... | Anna Davis | |
| William Conrad | ... | Quinn | |
| Joseph Pevney | ... | Shorty Polaski | |
| Lloyd Gough | ... | Roberts (as Lloyd Goff) | |
| Canada Lee | ... | Ben Chaplin | |
| Art Smith | ... | David Davis | |
| James Burke | ... | Arnold | |
| Virginia Gregg | ... | Irma | |
| Peter Virgo | ... | Drummer, Roberts' Bodyguard | |
| Joe Devlin | ... | Prince | |
| Shimen Ruskin | ... | Shimen, the Grocer (as Shimen Rushkin) |
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Also Known As:
An Affair of the Heart
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104 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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Trivia:
The poem quoted by Peg Born (Lilli Palmer) is "The Tiger" by William Blake, an English poet and artist.
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Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Charley Davis's fiancee, Peg, leaves him a note and misspells his name, "Charlie."
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Quotes:
Charlie Davis:
Get yourself a new boy. I retire.
Roberts: What makes you think you can get away with this?
Charlie Davis: What are you gonna do? Kill me? Everybody dies.
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Roberts: What makes you think you can get away with this?
Charlie Davis: What are you gonna do? Kill me? Everybody dies.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Odd Couple: I Do, I Don't (#1.7)" (1970)
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Soundtrack:
Body and Soul
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When considering the factors that contributed to making this movie one of truly great cinema classics, such as the story, the direction, the dialogue, the pathos, the conflicts, the supporting cast, the one factor that most directly contributed to making this movie great was that of it's star, John Garfield. Here, Garfield plays Charlie Davis, a brooding, moody, cynical, angry young man traumatized by his father's untimely and violent death and determined to literally fight his way out of poverty, no matter what it takes. Yet, Charlie Davis is likable, for despite the hardened exterior, he is still fundamentally a good man who is struggling to do what is right despite the pressure to cave in to those who merely want to use him. And although Charlie weakens, he never breaks, and when put to the test, his basic honesty and strength shine through, which makes him a hero and which transforms this movie from just another boxing movie into a true cinematic classic.