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Keep Punching
“THE CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS With a Terrific Cast of Colored Stars”
7.2 / 10• 1939• 1h 21m•NR• English
DramaCrime
Storyline
Henry Jackson, known as Little Dynamite, is a Golden Gloves champion, who agrees to turn professional when approached by fight manager Ed Watson, despite the opposition raised by his father and Fanny Singleton, his sweetheart.
Cast & Crew
HA
Henry Armstrong
Henry Jackson
LeadWB
Willie Bryant
Frank Harrison
ME
Mae E. Johnson
Jerry Jordan (as Mae Johnson)
HH
Hamtree Harrington
'Windy' Butler
Canada Lee
Speedy Joe Williams (Henry's Trainer)
LM
Lionel Monagas
Eddie 'Ed' Watson (Henry's Manager)
Francine Everett
Fanny Singleton
Dooley Wilson
Baron Skinner (as Arthur 'Dooley' Wilson)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Clein's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Keep Punching is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
