Golden Boy (film)
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Director Rouben Mamoulian Initial DVD release November 13, 2007 Duration Country United States | 6.9/10 Genre Drama, Romance Music director Victor Young Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writer Lewis Meltzer , Daniel Taradash , Sarah Y. Mason , Victor Heerman , Clifford Odets Release date 1939 (1939) Cast Barbara Stanwyck (Lorna Moon), Adolphe Menjou (Tom Moody), William Holden (Joe Bonaparte), Lee J. Cobb (Mr. Bonaparte), Joseph Calleia (Eddie Fuseli), Sam Levene (Siggie)Similar movies Southpaw , Rocky II , Rocky , Rocky IV , Rocky V , Rocky III Tagline A Famous Play.....Now A Great Picture! |
Golden boy 1939 barbara stanwyck adolphe menjou william holden
Golden Boy is a 1939 drama romance film based on the Clifford Odets play of the same name. Directed by Rouben Mamoulian, The film stars Barbara Stanwyck, Adolphe Menjou and William Holden.
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- Golden boy 1939 barbara stanwyck william holden edward brophy adolphe menjou
- Production
- Cast
- Accolades
- Adaptations
- References

Golden boy 1939 barbara stanwyck william holden edward brophy adolphe menjou
Production

Golden Boy features William Holden in his film debut, the role that made him a star: a promising violinist who wants to be a boxer. Barbara Stanwyck plays his love interest. The supporting cast includes Lee J. Cobb in an unusual role as the bewhiskered Italian immigrant father of Holden's character.

The producers were initially unhappy with Holden's work and tried to dismiss him, but Stanwyck insisted that he be retained. Thirty-nine years later, when Holden and Stanwyck were joint presenters at the 1978 Academy Awards, he interrupted their reading of a nominee list to publicly thank her for saving his career.
Cast

Accolades

Victor Young received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score.
Adaptations

On January 7, 1940, Stanwyck performed a parody of Golden Boy on The Jack Benny Program.

References
Golden Boy (film) WikipediaGolden Boy (film) IMDbGolden Boy (film) themoviedb.org