Terrific boxing movie film noir whose writer abe Polonsky and star both fell foul of HUAC. John Garfield is great as poor Jew turned boxing sensation, realises the fight game is rigged, but by then only cares about the money. GF Lili Palmer and mum Anne Revere and pal Joseph Penney are on his corner but can’t overcome shady manager zeilliam Conrad and femme fatale Hazel Brooks. Nice structure takes us on later on in the story. Good montage work by Gunter Bon Fritsch. Gods support to from Canada Lee as injured boxer. Jimmy Won’t Howe shot it, Hugo Friedhofer provides the music. Really good
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