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Glory Alley

Play trailer Poster for Glory Alley Released Jun 6, 1952 1h 19m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Just before a big boxing match, Socks Barbarrosa (Ralph Meeker) decides not to fight. After bidding goodbye to girlfriend Angela Evans (Leslie Caron), he enlists in the military, ending up in the thick of the Korean War. When he gets back, he's celebrated as a local icon, but Angela's father, a blind man known as "The Judge" (Kurt Kasznar), is still angry that he wouldn't box. Undaunted, Socks arranges for surgery that might fix The Judge's vision, as his ring forfeit is finally explained.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews The tedious film gets pep periodically from the musical interludes and scenes showing the lively night life on Bourbon Street. Rated: C Aug 29, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Meandering MGM film can't make up its mind whether its a drama, a musical, or a film noir. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member new Orleans plays another character in this boxing tale set in the Big Easy. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member I expected more from a film directed by Raoul Walsh and staring Ralph Meeker as a down and out boxer who fine redemption with the help of his loyal girlfriend, Leslie Caron. It's a serviceable if unoriginal story, but the film unfolds in a pretty blah and uninvolving manner. Caron has some good song and dance numbers that bring sporadic life to the otherwise lifeless film. It's not terrible, but it should have been a whole lot better. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Just before a big boxing match, Socks Barbarrosa (Ralph Meeker) decides not to fight. After bidding goodbye to girlfriend Angela Evans (Leslie Caron), he enlists in the military, ending up in the thick of the Korean War. When he gets back, he's celebrated as a local icon, but Angela's father, a blind man known as "The Judge" (Kurt Kasznar), is still angry that he wouldn't box. Undaunted, Socks arranges for surgery that might fix The Judge's vision, as his ring forfeit is finally explained.
Director
Raoul Walsh
Producer
Nicholas Nayfack
Screenwriter
Art Cohn
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 6, 1952, Original
Runtime
1h 19m