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66% Critic Match
Golden Boy
“A Famous Play.....Now A Great Picture!”
6.6 / 10• 1939• 1h 39m•NR• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
Despite his talent as a musician, a city boy decides to become a boxer. He's successful as a fighter — much to the dismay of his father. When gangsters try to buy a piece of him, he begins to have second thoughts.
Cast & Crew
Barbara Stanwyck
Lorna Moon
Lead
Adolphe Menjou
Tom Moody
William Holden
Joe Bonaparte
Lee J. Cobb
Mr. Bonaparte
Joseph Calleia
Eddie Fuseli
Sam Levene
Siggie
Edward Brophy
Roxy Lewis
Beatrice Blinn
Anna 'Duchess'
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Rouben Mamoulian's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Golden Boy is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
