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The Great John L. (1945)
cast:
Linda Darnell, Greg McClure, Barbara Britton, Otto Kruger, Wallace Ford, George Mathews, Robert Barrat, Joel Friedkin
director:
Frank Tuttle
running time:
96 min.
synopsis
Portrait of legendary fighter John L. Sullivan, aka "The Boston Strong Boy", and his meteoric rise to become the first gloved World Heavyweight Champion. But the famed boxer is no match for the two women with holds on him, love struck actress Kathy Harkness and the real love of his life, beautiful but unyielding Anne Livingstone.
Portrait of legendary fighter John L. Sullivan, aka "The Boston Strong Boy", and his meteoric rise to become the first gloved World Heavyweight Champion. But the famed boxer is no match for the two women with holds on him, love struck actress Kathy Harkness and the real love of his life, beautiful but unyielding Anne Livingstone.
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