Golden Boy
“A Famous Play.....Now A Great Picture!”
1939•NR•1h 39m•6.5•Released
DramaRomance
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.
Director
Rouben Mamoulian
Writer
Lewis Meltzer, Victor Heerman, Sarah Y. Mason, Daniel Taradash
Languages
English
Studio
Columbia Pictures
Cast
Barbara Stanwyck
Lorna Moon
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'
William H. Strauss
Mr. Carp
Don Beddoe
Borneo
Stanley Andrews
Driscoll, Fight Official
Gordon Armitage
Fighter
Earl Askam
Policeman
Al Bayne
Fighter
Don Brodie
Production
Company
Columbia Pictures
Producer
William Perlberg
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