They Never Come Back

They Never Come Back

Fallen from grace! Fighting for redemption!

NR 1932 · 64 min · ★ 6.3 · Drama, Action, Crime

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."

Directed by Fred C. Newmeyer · Written by Sherman L. Lowe

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Regis Toomey Jimmy Nolan
Dorothy Sebastian Adele Landon
Edward Woods Ralph Landon
Greta Granstedt Mary Nolan
Earle Foxe Jerry Filmore
Gertrude Astor Kate
James J. Jeffries First Referee
George Byron Eddie Donovan
'Little Billy' Rhodes Master of Ceremonies
Jack Richardson Hank Bates

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