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Knockout
Knockout

Knockout

March 29, 1941
1h 13m
Romance
Drama
Critics
85/100
Story
82/100
Acting
88/100
Cinematography
90/100
Soundtrack
80/100

Johnny Rocket (Arthur Kennedy) needs to fight one more match to have enough money to get married to Angela (Olympe Bradna) and start on his dream to run and then own a gym. However, his manager makes sure that this does not happen and eventually Johnny embraces being a fighter, but Angela becomes increasingly unhappy.

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Details

Director
William Clemens
Cast
Arthur Kennedy, Anthony Quinn, Olympe Bradna, Virginia Field, Cliff Edwards, Cornel Wilde, Frank Wilcox, Richard Ainley, William Edmunds, John Ridgely
Release Date
March 29, 1941
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures

Rating Distribution

User Ratings

5 Stars65%
1235
4 Stars25%
475
3 Stars8%
152
2 Stars2%
38
1 Stars0%
0
Total: 1,900 ratings

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