The Crowd Roars (1938 film)
| The Crowd Roars | |
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 Lobby card | |
| Directed by | Richard Thorpe |
| Produced by | Sam Zimbalist |
| Written by |
George Bruce (story and screenplay) Thomas Lennon George Oppenheimer |
| Starring |
Robert Taylor Edward Arnold Frank Morgan |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
Release dates |
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Running time | 87-92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $511,000[1] |
| Box office | $2,032,000[1] |
The Crowd Roars is a 1938 film starring Robert Taylor as a boxer who gets entangled in the seamier side of the sport. It was remade in 1947 as Killer McCoy, featuring Mickey Rooney in the title role.
Cast
- Robert Taylor as Tommy "Killer" McCoy
- Edward Arnold as Jim Cain, aka James W. Carson
- Frank Morgan as Brian McCoy
- Maureen O'Sullivan as Sheila Carson
- William Gargan as Johnny Martin
- Lionel Stander as "Happy" Lane
- Jane Wyman as Vivian
- Nat Pendleton as "Pug" Walsh
- Charles D. Brown as Bill Thorne
- Gene Reynolds as Tommy McCoy as a boy
- Don "Red" Barry as Pete Mariola
- Donald Douglas as Murray
- Isabel Jewell as Mrs. Martin
- J. Farrell MacDonald as Father Patrick Ryan
Reception
According to MGM records the film earned $1,369,000 in the US and Canada and $663,000 elsewhere, resulting in a profit of $761,000.[1]
References
External links
- The Crowd Roars at the Internet Movie Database
- The Crowd Roars at the TCM Movie Database
- The Crowd Roars at AllMovie