"The grandest story of the Naughty "Nineties" becomes the gayest picture of the Fighting "Forties!""

1942

1h 44m

7.2(63 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Overview

As bare-knuckled boxing enters the modern era, brash extrovert Jim Corbett uses new rules and dazzlingly innovative footwork to rise to the top of the boxing world.

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Cast & Crew

87 members

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Errol Flynn

James J. Corbett

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Alexis Smith

Victoria Ware

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Jack Carson

Walter Lawrie

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Alan Hale

Pat Corbett

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John Loder

Carlton De Witt

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William Frawley

Billy Delaney

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Minor Watson

Buck Ware

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Ward Bond

John L. Sullivan

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Madeleine Lebeau

Anna Held

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Rhys Williams

Harry Watson

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Monte Blue

Gambler in "Lucky Guy"

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Pat Flaherty

Harry Corbett

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Arthur Shields

Father Burke

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Dorothy Vaughan

Ma Corbett

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Hooper Atchley

(uncredited)

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Milton Kibbee

(uncredited)

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Richard Kipling

(uncredited)

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Charles Lang

(uncredited)

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Edwin August

Olympic Club Member (uncredited)

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Eric Mayne

Olympic Club Member (uncredited)

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Charles Meakin

Olympic Club Member (uncredited)

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Count Stefenelli

Olympic Club Member (uncredited)

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Clara Blandick

Woman on Train (uncredited)

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Winifred Harris

Woman at Opera (uncredited)

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Wade Boteler

Policeman (uncredited)

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Walter Byron

Ringside Telegrapher (uncredited)

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Hal Craig

Telegrapher (uncredited)

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Robert Fiske

Telegrapher (uncredited)

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Georgia Caine

Mrs. Geary (uncredited)

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Mary Gordon

Mrs. Casey (uncredited)

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Johnny Calkins

Boy (uncredited)

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Lon McCallister

Page Boy (uncredited)

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Davison Clark

Auctioneer (uncredited)

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Wallis Clark

Judge Geary (uncredited)

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Joseph Crehan

Duffy - Referee (uncredited)

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Freddie Steele

Referee (uncredited)

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Dick Wessel

Referee (uncredited)

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Harry Crocker

Charles Crocker (uncredited)

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Wade Crosby

Manager (uncredited)

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William B. Davidson

Donovan (uncredited)

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William 'Wee Willie' Davis

Flannagan (uncredited)

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Jean Del Val

Renaud (uncredited)

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Joe Devlin

Hogan (uncredited)

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Dudley Dickerson

Bellboy (uncredited)

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Peggy Diggins

Beautiful Actress (uncredited)

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Joan Winfield

Actress (uncredited)

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Lester Dorr

Reporter (uncredited)

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Lew Harvey

Reporter (uncredited)

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Victor Zimmerman

Reporter (uncredited)

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James Flavin

George Corbett (uncredited)

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Art Foster

Jack Burke (uncredited)

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Jack Gardner

Usher (uncredited)

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Frank Hagney

Mug (uncredited)

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Creighton Hale

Championship Fight Spectator (uncredited)

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Mathew McCue

Championship Fight Spectator (uncredited)

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Bert Hanlon

Clerk (uncredited)

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Carl Harbaugh

Smith (uncredited)

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Jack Herrick

Bodyguard (uncredited)

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Herbert Heywood

Man on Telephone (uncredited)

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Si Jenks

Old Man (uncredited)

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Tor Johnson

The Mauler (uncredited)

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Fred Kelsey

Sutro (uncredited)

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Joe King

Col. McLane (uncredited)

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Ed Lewis

Hoghead (uncredited)

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George Lloyd

Harrigan (uncredited)

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Charles Marsh

Station Master (uncredited)

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John Maxwell

Stockbroker (uncredited)

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Frank Mayo

Gov. Stanford (uncredited)

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Mike Mazurki

Jake Kilrain (uncredited)

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Pat McKee

Callahan - Ticket Taker (uncredited)

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Wilmuth Merkyl

Headwaiter (uncredited)

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Leo White

Headwaiter (uncredited)

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Jack Wise

Headwaiter (uncredited)

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Frank Moran

Spectator - Sullivan Fight (uncredited)

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Pat Moriarity

Spectator - Sullivan Fight (uncredited)

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Wedgwood Nowell

Broker (uncredited)

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Pat O'Malley

Detective (uncredited)

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Lee Phelps

Detective (uncredited)

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Emory Parnell

Dennis Simmons (uncredited)

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Jack Roper

Donaldson (uncredited)

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Syd Saylor

Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited)

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Edwin Stanley

Bank President McInnes (uncredited)

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Sammy Stein

Joe Choynski (uncredited)

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Dan Tobey

Ring Announcer (uncredited)

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Charlotte Treadway

Matron (uncredited)

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Emmett Vogan

Stage Manager (uncredited)

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Charles C. Wilson

Gurney (uncredited)

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