After completing his military service, Walter Gulick takes a job as a sparring partner at a gym, the owner of which sees potential in Walter as a professional fighter—and takes him under his wing.
Casts Elvis Presley, Gig Young, Lola Albright, Joan Blackman, Charles Bronson, David Lewis, Robert Emhardt, Liam Redmond, Judson Pratt, Ned Glass
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Quiet Man
El Inca
The Great Escape
The Towering Inferno
Le Mans
The King and I
Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
The Boxer
Fat City
The Set-Up
Flashback
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
City Lights
Cinderella Man
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Swellhead
Planet of the Apes
Stunt Fighter
The Poseidon Adventure
Yellow Kid
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Quiet Man
IMDB 7.3 | Jul , 1952
An American man returns to the village of his birth in Ireland, where he finds love and conflict.El Inca
IMDB 7.5 | Nov , 2016
A tragic love story based in the life of the great latin american boxer Edwin "El Inca" Valero.The Great Escape
IMDB 7.9 | Jul , 1963
The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder of the war. Undaunted, the prisoners plan one of the most ambitious escape attempts of World War II. Based on a true story.The Towering Inferno
IMDB 7 | Dec , 1974
At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—skyscraper, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.Le Mans
IMDB 6.8 | Jun , 1971
Filmed during the annual 24-hour endurance race at Le Mans, Michael Delaney is a Porsche driver haunted by the memory of an accident at the previous year's race in which a competing driver was killed. Delaney also finds himself increasingly infatuated with the man's widow.The King and I
IMDB 7.1 | Jun , 1956
Widowed Welsh mother Anna Leonowens becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many children of the stubborn King Mongkut of Siam. Anna and the King have a clash of personalities as she works to teach the royal family about the English language, customs and etiquette, and rushes to prepare a party for a group of European diplomats who must change their opinions about the King.Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
IMDB 6 | Feb , 1948
Joe Palooka goes blind during a fight. An operation restores his vision, but he's told not to fight for a year. His trainer Knobby has picked up another fighter, but gangsters are pressing him to fix fights. Joe decides to risk his eyesight to save Knobby's honor.The Boxer
IMDB 6.7 | Dec , 1997
Nineteen-year-old Danny Flynn is imprisoned for his involvement with the I.R.A. in Belfast. He leaves behind his family and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Maggie Hamill. Fourteen years later, Danny is released from prison and returns to his old working class neighborhood to resume his life as a boxer.Fat City
IMDB 7.1 | Jul , 1972
Two men, working as professional boxers, come to blows when their careers each begin to take opposite momentum.The Set-Up
IMDB 7.3 | Mar , 1949
Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.Flashback
IMDB 1 | Jul , 1997
A boxer tries to recover from the memories he brought back from war.Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
IMDB 6.9 | May , 1919
The love story of an abused English girl and a Chinese Buddhist in a time when London was a brutal and harsh place to live.City Lights
IMDB 8.3 | Feb , 1931
A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.Cinderella Man
IMDB 7.6 | Jun , 2005
The true story of boxer Jim Braddock who, following his retirement in the 1930s, makes a surprise comeback in order to lift his family out of poverty.Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
IMDB 7.6 | Sep , 1969
As the west rapidly becomes civilized, a pair of outlaws in 1890s Wyoming find themselves pursued by a posse and decide to flee to South America in hopes of evading the law.Swellhead
IMDB 0 | Mar , 1930
A young fighter, Bill Hickey, achieves success through the help and support of his friends and, once he does, he gets a big case of 'swellhead.' And then he loses his friends, loses his girl-friend, loses his confidence and is all set-up to lose his title.Planet of the Apes
IMDB 7.6 | Feb , 1968
Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist.Stunt Fighter
IMDB 0 | May , 2015
Professional stunt woman Salome grapples with the choice between her devotion to a physically demanding, highly rewarding profession, and her potential for motherhood.The Poseidon Adventure
IMDB 7.1 | Dec , 1972
When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.Yellow Kid
IMDB 5.8 | Jan , 2010
Fired from his part-time job in a restaurant kitchen for absenteeism, rookie boxer Tamura has a lot to be angry and frustrated about in his life. But things start to change when he’s approached at the gym by the artist Hattori, who wants to use him as the new model for the manga character Yellow Kid. Yellow Kid first appeared in an American comic in the late 19th century, and Hattori revived him as an older character a century later.