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They Never Come Back
“Fallen from grace! Fighting for redemption!”
6.3 / 10• 1932• 1h 4m•NR• English
DramaActionCrime
Storyline
Prizefighter Jimmy Nolan, facing an opportunity to get a championship fight, is knocked out when he sustains what is apparently a permanent injury to his arm. From there, Nolan's path leads downhill. He is drawn into a romance with a nightclub entertainer, then is framed on a theft charge by a jealous suitor. After his prison term, Nolan makes a spectacular comeback in a fight which proves his courage and integrity, while disproving the fallacy about the old sports adage that "they never come back."
Cast & Crew
Regis Toomey
Jimmy Nolan
Lead
Dorothy Sebastian
Adele Landon
Edward Woods
Ralph Landon
Greta Granstedt
Mary Nolan
Earle Foxe
Jerry Filmore
Gertrude Astor
Kate
JJ
James J. Jeffries
First Referee
GB
George Byron
Eddie Donovan
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Fred C. Newmeyer's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. They Never Come Back is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
