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Keep Punching

THE CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS With a Terrific Cast of Colored Stars

7.3 / 10 1939 1h 21mNR 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

Lead
WB

Willie Bryant

Frank Harrison

ME

Mae E. Johnson

Jerry Jordan (as Mae Johnson)

HH

Hamtree Harrington

'Windy' Butler

Canada Lee

Canada Lee

Speedy Joe Williams (Henry's Trainer)

LM

Lionel Monagas

Eddie 'Ed' Watson (Henry's Manager)

Francine Everett

Francine Everett

Fanny Singleton

Dooley Wilson

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.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Keep Punching is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker