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Golden Boy

1939 · 99 min

A earnest, slow-burning melodrama of ambition and family, with boxing grit and romantic warmth, building to a somber, emotional climax.

Tagline
A Famous Play.....Now A Great Picture!
Overview
Despite his talent as a musician, a city boy decides to become a boxer. He's successful as a fighter — much to the dismay of his father. When gangsters try to buy a piece of him, he begins to have second thoughts.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • family
  • love
  • guilt
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Rouben Mamoulian
Written by
Sarah Y. Mason, Daniel Taradash, Lewis Meltzer, Victor Heerman
Starring
Barbara Stanwyck, Adolphe Menjou, William Holden, Lee J. Cobb, Joseph Calleia, Sam Levene, Edward Brophy, Beatrice Blinn
Music
Victor Young
Cinematography
Karl Freund, Nicholas Musuraca
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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