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Knockout

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Fighter Johnny Rocket (Arthur Kennedy) agrees to the request of his fiancée, Angela (Olympe Bradna), to quit boxing after his next bout. Promoter Trego (Anthony Quinn), who has just purchased Johnny's contract, urges him to continue and realize his abilities, but Johnny refuses. Later, after the couple marries and Angela is pregnant, Johnny can't find work and returns to Trego and the ring. With Trego's guidance, Johnny's career blossoms -- but with disastrous results for his marriage.

Critics Reviews

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/03/2005
2/5
Gregory Weinkauf New Times 03/01/2005
0/5
Your female boxing movie, and the horse it rode in on. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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04/01/2015 wrong box there flixter in this good boxing pic See more 04/18/2010 another example of WW II cinema. See more 07/13/2009 I accidentally put a review here for a 1941 film of the same name and could not delete my review because Flixster is apparently missing some pretty basic funtions. I have no idea about this film. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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William Clemens

Director

Arthur Kennedy

Johnny Rocket, aka Kid Williams

Olympe Bradna

Angela Grinnelli

Anthony Quinn

Mr. Harry Trego

Virginia Field

Gloria Van Ness

Cliff Edwards

Pinky
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Synopsis Fighter Johnny Rocket (Arthur Kennedy) agrees to the request of his fiancée, Angela (Olympe Bradna), to quit boxing after his next bout. Promoter Trego (Anthony Quinn), who has just purchased Johnny's contract, urges him to continue and realize his abilities, but Johnny refuses. Later, after the couple marries and Angela is pregnant, Johnny can't find work and returns to Trego and the ring. With Trego's guidance, Johnny's career blossoms -- but with disastrous results for his marriage.
Director
William Clemens
Producer
Edmund Grainger
Screenwriter
M. Coates Webster
Production Co
Warner Bros., RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 13m