Right Cross (1950)

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Right Cross stars Dick Powell as cynical sportswriter Rick Gavery and Powell's wife June Allyson as boxing manager Pat O'Malley. Subbing for her incapacitated father (Lionel Barrymore), Pat grooms prizefighter Johnny Monterez (Ricardo Montalban) for the championship. Johnny holds a grudge against… More Right Cross stars Dick Powell as cynical sportswriter Rick Gavery and Powell's wife June Allyson as boxing manager Pat O'Malley. Subbing for her incapacitated father (Lionel Barrymore), Pat grooms prizefighter Johnny Monterez (Ricardo Montalban) for the championship. Johnny holds a grudge against the world because he feels that his Mexican heritage has made him an outcast, though curiously the audience never sees any prejudice levelled against him. Gradually, Pat falls in love with the tempestuous Monterez, while Gavery, who's always carried a torch for Pat, observes from the sidelines. The film wisely avoids the usual boxing-flick cliches, most commendably during the climactic Big Bout. Marilyn Monroe appears unbilled in the opening scene as Dick Powell's dinner companion. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 30 min.
Directed By: John Sturges
Genres: Drama

In Theaters: Oct 6, 1950 Wide

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Cast

            June Allyson as Pat O'Malley

            Dick Powell as Rick Gavery

            Ricardo Montalban as Johnny Monterez

            Lionel Barrymore as Sean O'Malley

            Teresa Celli as Marian Monterez

            Barry Kelley as Allan Goff

            Tom Powers as Robert Balford

            Mimi Aguglia as Mom Monterez

            Marianne Stewart as Audrey

            John Gallaudet as Phil Tripp

            Wally Maher as Reporter

            Larry Keating as Second Reporter

            Kenneth Tobey as Reporter

            Bert Davidson as Fourth Reporter

            Edgar Dearing as Ring Announcer

            Frank Ferguson as Dr. George Lamond

            David Fresco as Gump

            Tom Hanlon as Sports Announcer

            Marilyn Monroe as Dusky Ledoux (uncredited)

            James Pierce as Moe

            Dewey Robinson as Hanger-On

            Harry Shannon as Haggerty

            Smoki Whitfield as Nassau

            David Wolfe as Totem

            King Donovan
            
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