Knockout
From Champ to Chump!
1941 · 73 min · ★ 5.1 · Romance, Drama
Johnny Rocket (Arthur Kennedy) needs to fight one more match to have enough money to get married to Angela (Olympe Bradna) and start on his dream to run and then own a gym. However, his manager makes sure that this does not happen and eventually Johnny embraces being a fighter, but Angela becomes increasingly unhappy.
Directed by William Clemens · Written by M. Coates Webster
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Arthur Kennedy Johnny Rocket -
Anthony Quinn Harry Trego -
Olympe Bradna Angela Grinnelli -
Virginia Field Gloria Van Ness -
Cliff Edwards Sleepy -
Cornel Wilde Tommy Rossi -
Frank Wilcox Denning -
Richard Ainley George Allison -
William Edmunds Louis Grinnelli -
John Ridgely Pat Martin -
Ben Welden Pelky
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