Right Cross (1950) (original) (raw)
World champion boxer Johnny Monterez has had 84 fights � never knocked out, knocked down only once � but he�s begun to worry. A hand injury has him thinking his championship days are numbered. And he�s resentful and concerned about making his way in what he calls the �gringo world.� So Johnny makes a rash move, dumping his longtime promoter for another�s promise of a secure future. He also underestimates an eager, hammer-fisted opponent and agrees to meet him in a title bout. Johnny�s career may suddenly be down for the count. John Sturges (The Great Escape) directs this tale of Johnny ...(more)
World champion boxer Johnny Monterez has had 84 fights � never knocked out, knocked down only once � but he�s begun to worry. A hand injury has him thinking his championship days are numbered. And he�s resentful and concerned about making his way in what he calls the �gringo world.� So Johnny makes a rash move, dumping his longtime promoter for another�s promise of a secure future. He also underestimates an eager, hammer-fisted opponent and agrees to meet him in a title bout. Johnny�s career may suddenly be down for the count. John Sturges (The Great Escape) directs this tale of Johnny (Ricardo Montalban) and the people in his orbit: his veteran promoter (Lionel Barrymore), a hard-drinking sports scribe (Dick Powell) and a fight-savvy woman (June Allyson, the off-screen Mrs. Powell) who shares an on-again, off-again romance with Johnny. (less)
Director: John Sturges
Writer: Charles Schnee
Starring: June Allyson, Dick Powell, Ricardo Montalban, Lionel Barrymore, Teresa Celli, Barry Kelley
Producer: Armand Deutsch
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