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Golden Boy is a 1939 American romantic drama film based on the Clifford Odets play of the same name. Directed by Rouben Mamoulian, The film stars Barbara Stanwyck, Adolphe Menjou and William Holden.
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| Directed by | Rouben Mamoulian |
| Produced by | Rouben Mamoulian William Perlberg |
| Written by | Lewis Meltzer Daniel Taradash Sarah Y. Mason Victor Heerman Clifford Odets (play) |
| Starring | Barbara Stanwyck Adolphe Menjou William Holden |
| Music by | Victor Young |
| Cinematography | Nicholas Musuraca Karl Freund |
| Edited by | Otto Meyer |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Screenplay
Young, promising violinist Joe Bonaparte (Holden) is in financial difficulties and is faced with the question of whether he should earn money as a boxer, but risk hand injuries, or do without the big money. His father, Mr. Bonaparte senior (Cobb), wishes his son to continue training his musical talent and buys him an expensive violin, but Joe Bonaparte persuades the almost bankrupt manager Tom Moody (Menjou) to let him try his hand at boxing and rises quickly here. When he decides otherwise, Lorna (Stanwyck), Moodys Girl, keeps him busy on Moody's behalf for a while. But after gangster Eddie Fuseli (Calleia) has expressed a desire to participate in the win or "buy a piece of Joe," and after Joe has fatally injured an opponent in the ring, both his and Lorna's attitudes change. He retires from boxing and returns to his father and the music.
Golden Boy features William Holden in his film debut, the role that made him a star: a promising violinist who wants to be a boxer. Barbara Stanwyck plays his love interest. The supporting cast includes Lee J. Cobb in an unusual role as the bewhiskered Italian immigrant father of Holden's character.
The producers were initially unhappy with Holden's work and tried to dismiss him, but Stanwyck insisted that he be retained. Thirty-nine years later, when Holden and Stanwyck were joint presenters at the 1978 Academy Awards, he interrupted their reading of a nominee list to publicly thank her for saving his career.
- Barbara Stanwyck as Lorna Moon
- Adolphe Menjou as Tom Moody
- William Holden as Joe Bonaparte
- Lee J. Cobb as Mr. Bonaparte
- Joseph Calleia as Eddie Fuseli
- Sam Levene as Siggie
- Edward Brophy as Roxy Lewis
- James "Cannonball" Greene as Chocolate Drop
Victor Young received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score.
On January 7, 1940, Stanwyck performed a parody of Golden Boy on The Jack Benny Program.
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