Movie

Knockout

1941 · 73 min

A brisk old-fashioned boxing melodrama that swings between ring action and domestic heartache, earnest and a little cautionary.

Tagline: From Champ to Chump!
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, romantic and cynical. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Ambition, love, betrayal, redemption
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
love
betrayal
redemption
family
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild