The Life of Jimmy Dolan

The Life of Jimmy Dolan

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Archie Mayo
Screenplay by David Boehm
Erwin S. Gelsey
Based on Sucker (1933 play) by Bertram Millhauser
Beulah Marie Dix
Starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Loretta Young
Cinematography Arthur Edeson
Edited by Herbert I. Leeds
Production
company
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date
  • June 3, 1933 (1933-06-03)
Running time
 88 minutes
Country United States
Language English

The Life of Jimmy Dolan, released in the UK as The Kid's Last Fight, is a 1933 American Pre-Code film starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Loretta Young.[1] John Wayne has a small supporting role as a frightened boxer. It was remade in 1939 as They Made Me a Criminal.

Plot

Southpaw boxer Jimmy Dolan believes in clean living outside the ring, but blonde vixen Goldie West gets him drunk after a fight. Then when reporter Magee plans to write about Jimmy's behavior, a punch in the face accidentally kills Magee.

With the fighter certain to face charges and possible incarceration, his manager Doc Woods makes off with Jimmy's money and watch. Driving away with Goldie, they end up in a fiery car crash and are killed. Doc's face is unrecognizable, and because he's wearing Jimmy's watch, it is believed the boxer is dead.

A detective, Phlaxer, is unconvinced. The watch is on the wrong wrist for a left-hander. Jimmy, trying to take advantage of the situation and begin a new life, disappears. On the verge of starvation, he comes across a farm run for crippled children by a young woman named Peggy and her aunt. He helps them with the kids by way of thanks for their hospitality.

A charity match against boxer King Cobra is arranged to raise badly needed money for the farm's mortgage. A photograph of Daugherty makes it obvious to Phlaxer that fugitive Jimmy Dolan is very much alive. He intends to take him into custody, but upon seeing how Jimmy's life has changed for the better, the detective lets him remain free.

Cast

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Life of Jimmy Dolan". NY Times. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
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