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Killer McCoy

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Tommy McCoy grew up poor and scrappy. As a young man he discovers that he can fight with his powerful right arm. He becomes successful at boxing, however he has an alcoholic father.

Status: Released

Released Date: 1947-12-01

Runtime: 104 mins

Director: Roy Rowland

Writer: Frederick Hazlitt Brennan

Spoken language: Deutsch, English

Genres: Drama

Original title: Killer McCoy

Production Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Countries: United States of America

Cast

Tommy McCoy / Killer McCoy

Mickey Rooney

Brian Donlevy

Ann Blyth

James Dunn

Tom Tully

Sam Levene

Walter Sande

Mickey Knox

James Bell

Gloria Holden

Bob Steele

Man at Bar (uncredited)

Frank Mayo

Henchman (uncredited)

Milburn Stone

Waitress / Autograph Hound (uncredited)

Shelley Winters

Reviews

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Overall a decent boxing flick with Mickey Rooney playing his regular part: scrappy, down, up, down and then in love. The weakest points are when some very improbable (and unnecessary) plot choices are used that make me cringe (like expecting a very alcoholic braggart of a father to keep a secret). But what can you expect from a B Mickey Rooney flick?

2018-05-03

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