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Knockout

  • 1941
  • Approved
  • 1h 13m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
197
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Anthony Quinn, Arthur Kennedy, and Jack Mower in Knockout (1941)
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A prize fighter falls under the nefarious influence of an unscrupulous boxing promoter-manager, to the detriment of his marriage.A prize fighter falls under the nefarious influence of an unscrupulous boxing promoter-manager, to the detriment of his marriage.A prize fighter falls under the nefarious influence of an unscrupulous boxing promoter-manager, to the detriment of his marriage.

  • Director
    • William Clemens
  • Writers
    • M. Coates Webster
    • Michael Fessier
  • Stars
    • Arthur Kennedy
    • Olympe Bradna
    • Virginia Field
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    197
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William Clemens
    • Writers
      • M. Coates Webster
      • Michael Fessier
    • Stars
      • Arthur Kennedy
      • Olympe Bradna
      • Virginia Field
    • 6User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Arthur Kennedy
    Arthur Kennedy
    • Johnny Rocket
    Olympe Bradna
    Olympe Bradna
    • Angela Grinnelli
    Virginia Field
    Virginia Field
    • Gloria Van Ness
    Anthony Quinn
    Anthony Quinn
    • Trego
    Cliff Edwards
    Cliff Edwards
    • Pinky (credits)…
    Cornel Wilde
    Cornel Wilde
    • Tom Rossi
    Richard Ainley
    Richard Ainley
    • Allison
    William Edmunds
    • Louis Grinnelli
    Frank Wilcox
    Frank Wilcox
    • Denning
    John Ridgely
    John Ridgely
    • Pat Martin
    Ben Welden
    Ben Welden
    • Pelky
    Vera Lewis
    Vera Lewis
    • Mrs. Turner
    • (scenes deleted)
    Charles C. Wilson
    Charles C. Wilson
    • Monigan
    • (as Charles Wilson)
    Edwin Stanley
    Edwin Stanley
    • Doctor
    Nat Carr
    Nat Carr
    • Undetermined Secondary Role
    • (scenes deleted)
    Herbert Anderson
    Herbert Anderson
    • Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    Peter Ashley
    • Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    Al Bain
    Al Bain
    • Fighter
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William Clemens
    • Writers
      • M. Coates Webster
      • Michael Fessier
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    • Trivia
      "Knockout" features a couple of actors who were former professional boxers. Noble 'Kid' Chissell was a lightweight with a record of 1-8-1 and played the punch-drunk Hawkins whom Johnny has an exchange with in the locker room before his first fight. Frank Riggi was a heavyweight with a record of 22-10-6 and played Monk Hanson, the fighter who Johnny faces at the end of the film. Riggi was also the boxer that John Garfield's character faced at the conclusion of "They Made Me a Criminal".
    • Soundtracks
      Ave Maria
      (1825) (uncredited)
      Written by Franz Schubert
      Played on an organ in church

    User reviews6

    Featured review
    6/10

    derivative boxing film

    The very underrated Arthur Kennedy stars in "Knockout."

    It's not very original. A guy (Kennedy) comes up from the ranks as a boxer, gets cocky, gets a sleaze manager (Anthony Quinn), tries to quit the ring and the manager sabotages him not only with his wife but with boxing; he hits the skids.

    The only thing that makes this interesting is the cast, with handsome Cornel Wilde in a small role, Virginia Field as a reporter interested in Kennedy, and Olympe Bradna as Kennedy's wife. Bradna apparently married money and retired the year this film was released. She was very pretty but didn't have much to do.

    Ordinary, but Kennedy is always worth watching.
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    • Sep 11, 2018
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    • Release date
      • March 29, 1941 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • A porrazo limpio
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 13 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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