The Life of Jimmy Dolan
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- Runtime
- 88 mins
Champion boxer Jimmy Dolan has cultivated a wholesome image for himself, but he's a boozer and womanizer behind the scenes. Intoxicated at a party, he punches a reporter who threatens to expose his hypocrisy, and accidentally kills him. Dolan panics and skips town, winding up on a farm that serves as a home for disabled children run by kindhearted Peggy. As the cynical Dolan falls for Peggy, he begins to change his ways.
Champion boxer Jimmy Dolan has cultivated a wholesome image for himself, but he's a boozer and womanizer behind the scenes. Intoxicated at a party, he punches a reporter who threatens to expose his hypocrisy, and accidentally kills him. Dolan panics and skips town, winding up on a farm that serves as a home for disabled children run by kindhearted Peggy. As the cynical Dolan falls for Peggy, he begins to change his ways.
Cast
- Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
- Loretta Young
- Aline MacMahon
- Guy Kibbee
- Lyle Talbot
- Fifi D'Orsay
- Harold Huber
- Shirley Grey
- George Meeker
- John Wayne
- Arthur Hohl
- Edward Arnold
- Joan Barclay
- Robert Barrat
- Allen 'Farina' Hoskins
- Clarence Muse
- Anne Shirley
- David Durand
- Mickey Rooney
- Sammy Stein
Director
- Archie Mayo
Producers
- Hal B. Wallis
Screenwriter
- Erwin S. Gelsey
- David Boehm