Golden Boy
Despite his talent as a musician, a city boy decides to become a boxer. He's successful as a fighter — much to the dismay of his parents. When gangsters try to buy a piece of him, he begins to have second thoughts.
Cast
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
Beatrice Blinn
as Anna 'Duchess'
William H. Strauss
as Mr. Carp
Don Beddoe
as Borneo
Reviews
John Chard
Golden Boy in film form is almost brilliant. Joe Bonaparte is a gifted violinist, but poverty bites hard and he tries his hand at the noble art of pugilism, he proves to be a natural and a career at the top beckons, but does he risk damaging his hands and ending his interest in another noble art?...
