It's 1887 San Francisco. The police breaks up a bare knuckle boxing match. A prominent judge gets arrested along with the crowd. He vows to make boxing a gentlemanly sport. Bank clerk James Corbett (Errol Flynn) is eager to fight the new style. He becomes known as Gentleman Jim.
This is Rocky before Rocky. It doesn't have quite the same love story. It's Errol Flynn doing a boxing biopic. The boxing action is pretty good. It's not the most dramatic story. He's a natural from the start and quickly becomes a contender. He barely gets a scratch on his pretty face. It's a very safe biopic. It may not have the drama but it does have Flynn at his smiling best.
This is Rocky before Rocky. It doesn't have quite the same love story. It's Errol Flynn doing a boxing biopic. The boxing action is pretty good. It's not the most dramatic story. He's a natural from the start and quickly becomes a contender. He barely gets a scratch on his pretty face. It's a very safe biopic. It may not have the drama but it does have Flynn at his smiling best.