Kid Galahad

Director: Michael Curtiz Michael Curtiz

Overview

Fight manager Nick Donati (Edward G. Robinson) has just lost his best fighter to crooked promoter Turkey Morgan (Humphrey Bogart). During a party at Donati's apartment, a bellhop (Wayne Morris) kayos Morgan's boxer, who has insulted the honor of Donati's girlfriend, Louise "Fluff" Phillips (Bette Davis). Sensing a good thing when he sees it, Donati takes the bellhop under his wing, promoting the erstwhile pugilist as Kid Galahad. Morris is shipped to Donati's farm for training, where he falls in love with Donati's sheltered kid sister, Marie (Jane Bryan). Angered at this, Donati sets up Kid Galahad for a fall, ordering him to take a dive in an upcoming bout and betting his bankroll on Morgan's boy. Kid Galahad takes a terrific beating until, at the urging of Fluff and Marie, he abruptly changes his ring strategy. When Galahad wins, Morgan, feeling he's been double-crossed by Donati, shoots the latter. Morgan manages to fatally wound Morgan before expiring himself; as he breathes his last, he gives his belated blessing to Galahad and Marie's romance. To avoid confusion with Elvis Presley's 1962 remake of Kid Galahad, the earlier film was retitled The Battling Bellhop for TV.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/26/2020
UPC:	0883929713011
Original Release:	1937
Rating:	NR
Source:	Warner Archives
Presentation:	[B&W]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:41:00
Sales rank:	33,431

Special Features

Commentary by Historians Art Simon and Robert Sklar; Warner Night at the Movies 1937 Short Subjects Gallery: Vintage Newsreel: Comedy Short Postal Union: Your True Adventure Series Short Alibi Mark: Classic Cartoons Egghead Rides Again, I Wanna Be a Sailor and Porky's Super Service, Theatrical Trailers

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Edward G. Robinson	Nick 'Nicky' Donati
Wayne Morris	Ward 'Kid Galahad' Guisenberry
Bette Davis	Louise 'Fluff' Phillips
Humphrey Bogart	Turkey Morgan
Jane Bryan	Marie Donati
Harry Carey	Silver Jackson
William Haade	Chuck McGraw
Soledad Jiminez	Mrs. Donati
Joe Cunningham	Joe Taylor
Ben Welden	Buzz Stevens
Joseph Crehan	Editor Brady
Veda Ann Borg	Redhead at Party
Frank Faylen	Barney
Harland Tucker	Gunman
Robert Evans	Sam McGraw
Hank Hankinson	Jim Burke
Bob Nestell	Tim O'Brien
Jack Kranz	Denbaugh
George Blake	Referee
Charles Sullivan	Second
Joyce Compton	Drunken Girl on Phone
Eddie Foster	Louie, Pianist
George Humbert	Barber
Emmett Vogan	Ring Announcer
I. Stanford Jolley	Ringsider
Harry Harvey	Reporter
Horace MacMahon	Reporter
John Shelton	Reporter
Max Hoffman Jr.	Reporter
Edward Price	Reporter
William Arnold	Reporter
Philip Waldron	Reporter
Eddie Fetherston	Reporter
Don Brodie	Reporter
Milton Kibbee	Reporter,Reporter
Ralph Dunn	Reporter at Dinner
Mary Doran	Operator
Mary Sunde	Blonde
Billy Wayne	Bell Captain
Virginia Dabney	Girl at Party
Carlyle Moore Jr.	Bellhop
John Ridgely	Photographer
Curtis Benton	Announcer
Eddy Chandler	Title Fight Announcer,Timekeeper
Don DeFore	Ringsider
Eddie Fetherstone	Actor
Horace McMahon	Reporter
Max Steiner	Composer
M.K. Jerome	Composer
Heinz Roemheld	Composer

Technical Credits

Seton Miller

Michael Curtiz	Director
Samuel Bischoff	Producer,Producer
Edwin DuPar	Special Effects
James Gibbons	Special Effects
Seton Miller	Screenwriter
James Gibbon	Special Effects
Hal Wallis	Producer

Editorial Reviews

Kid Galahad has undoubtedly lost a lot of its punch since 1937, when its basic story would have been less familiar to audiences than it is today. Modern audiences will likely snicker at many of the turns of the plot, which run perilously close to cliché, and at the character of Kid Galahad himself, who, especially in Wayne Morris' uninspired performance, comes across as a stereotypical goodhearted lunkhead. Fortunately, Galahad has director Michael Curtiz at the helm, and while this is far from his best work, he does manage to treat the proceedings with just enough flair to make the triter moments a bit more palatable. Even more importantly, Galahad has a trio of genuine luminaries to light up the screen. Bette Davis doesn't have the kind of role that is really up to her talents, but she still turns in a powerful performance, using those famous eyes of hers to speak volumes. Humphrey Bogart turns in one of his patented expert "tough guy" jobs, and Edward G. Robinson is superb at capturing both the human and inhuman sides of Donati.