Knockout (1941)
Movie Info
In this boxing drama, champion fighter Johnny Rocket decides to leave the ring to please his new bride. Unfortunately, his greedy manager, unwilling to get off the gravy train engineers things so that the fighter cannot find work and must return to the squared circle to make a living. His ploy works, and the fighter resumes his career. He also begins falling in love with a sexy female sports writer. This causes his marriage to disintegrate. The avaricious manager decides to make a lot of money fast and so sets his fighter up to take a dive and betting against him. The doped up fighter loses the fight. He also loses the sportswriter. Fortunately his true love is around to pick him up and help him start anew. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Cast
Arthur Kennedy
as Johnny Rocket
as Johnny Rocket
Olympe Bradna
as Angela Grinnelli
as Angela Grinnelli
Virginia Field
as Gloria Van Ness
as Gloria Van Ness
Anthony Quinn
as Trego
as Trego
Cliff Edwards
as Sleepy
as Sleepy
Cornel Wilde
as Tom Rossi
as Tom Rossi
Richard Ainley
as Allison
as Allison
William Edmunds
as Louis Grinnelli
as Louis Grinnelli
Frank Wilcox
as Denning
as Denning
John Ridgely
as Pat Martin
as Pat Martin
Ben Welden
as Pelky
as Pelky
Vera Lewis
as Mrs. Turner
as Mrs. Turner
Charles C. Wilson
as Monigan
as Monigan
Edwin Stanley
as Doctor
as Doctor
David Clarke
as Peters
as Peters
Creighton Hale
as Reporter
as Reporter
Grace Hayle
as Mrs. Smithers
as Mrs. Smithers
John Kellogg
as Murphy
as Murphy
Frank Mayo
as Doctor
as Doctor
Jimmy O'Gatty
as Pugs
as Pugs
Pat O'Malley
as Announcer
as Announcer
Gaylord "Steve" Pendleton
as Stanley
as Stanley
Lee Phelps
as Announcer
as Announcer
William 'Bill' Phillips
as Kovacs
as Kovacs
Al Seymour
as Referee
as Referee
Kid Chissell
as Hawkins
as Hawkins
Frank Riggi
as Hanson
as Hanson
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