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Synopsis
A boxing champion is accused of a killing committed by his manager. Advised to disappear, he loses both his public identity and the people he trusted. The fugitive must build a life beyond the image that once made him valuable.
Cast
DirectorsBusby Berkeley
Inspirations
The film revisits material previously adapted as The Life of Jimmy Dolan. Busby Berkeley directs John Garfield in a crime drama far removed from the elaborate musical choreography for which Berkeley is best known.
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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.
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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.
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- John Garfield — Movie studio · Public domain
- Claude Rains — Elmer Fryer · Public domain
- Ann Sheridan — New York Sunday News · Public domain
- May Robson — Trailer screenshot of Broadway to Hollywood Licencing information : https://web.archive.org/web/20080321033709/http://www.sabucat.com/?pg=copyright and http://www.creativeclearance.com/guidelines.html#D2 · Public domain
