Kid Galahad
1962 · Movie · NR · 96 min · ★ 6.1 · 55% critics
A recently discharged serviceman looks for steady work and ends up at a small-town boxing gym, where his unexpected talent catches attention. As training, romance, and outside pressure collide, he is pulled toward a tougher life in the ring.
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Details
- Years
- 1962
- Release date
- 1962-11-29
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Critic score
- 55/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (50 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy light boxing drama with music, romance, and vintage charm, especially alongside Love Me Tender; Not for you if you want gritty realism or nonstop songs.
Pros: strong supporting cast; warm character bonds; scenic mountain setting | Cons: predictable boxing story; modest song selection; uneven lead performance
Themes
- boxer
- boxing
Cast & crew
Elvis Presley
as Walter Gulick
Gig Young
as Willy Grogan
Lola Albright
as Dolly Fletcher
Joan Blackman
as Rose Grogan
Charles Bronson
as Lew Nyack
David Lewis
as Otto Danzig
Robert Emhardt
as Maynard
Liam Redmond
as Father Higgins
Judson Pratt
as Howie Zimmerman
Ned Glass
as Max Lieberman
Directed by Phil Karlson