A great working-class atmosphere and some nice art direction with a good use of fun props makes this Ealing sports drama enjoyable fun for what is has been frustrating for what it hasn't. The supporting characters are much more fun to watch them leading man Jimmy Hanley who basically walks through the role of a young boxer, decent but unremarkable.
The characters sing written as cardboard cutouts from other sports dramas, with tough talking trainers, shady underworld figures, the good girl and the Vixen, competing with him for a piece of his glory or in the good girl's case, his heart. There's plenty of Life comedy with the working-class characters and neighborhood types who had a real feeling of life to their parts. This also gives evidence to the fact that you can judge a man by their mustache, with typical works for the bad guys and a Charlie Chaplin look for the comical ones. Boxing and prize fighting movie fans won't find anything spectacular about this, but it's a definite curio.
The characters sing written as cardboard cutouts from other sports dramas, with tough talking trainers, shady underworld figures, the good girl and the Vixen, competing with him for a piece of his glory or in the good girl's case, his heart. There's plenty of Life comedy with the working-class characters and neighborhood types who had a real feeling of life to their parts. This also gives evidence to the fact that you can judge a man by their mustache, with typical works for the bad guys and a Charlie Chaplin look for the comical ones. Boxing and prize fighting movie fans won't find anything spectacular about this, but it's a definite curio.