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Gentleman Jim

- The grandest story of the Naughty "Nineties" becomes the gayest picture of the Fighting "Forties!"

As bare-knuckled boxing enters the modern era, brash extrovert Jim Corbett uses new rules and dazzlingly innovative footwork to rise to the top of the boxing world.

Release Date : 1942-11-14

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Errol Flynn

Character Name : James J. Corbett

Original Name : Errol Flynn

Gender : Male

Alexis Smith

Character Name : Victoria Ware

Original Name : Alexis Smith

Gender : Female

Jack Carson

Character Name : Walter Lawrie

Original Name : Jack Carson

Gender : Male

Alan Hale

Character Name : Pat Corbett

Original Name : Alan Hale

Gender : Male

John Loder

Character Name : Carlton De Witt

Original Name : John Loder

Gender : Male

William Frawley

Character Name : Billy Delaney

Original Name : William Frawley

Gender : Male

Minor Watson

Character Name : Buck Ware

Original Name : Minor Watson

Gender : Male

Ward Bond

Character Name : John L. Sullivan

Original Name : Ward Bond

Gender : Male

Madeleine Lebeau

Character Name : Anna Held

Original Name : Madeleine Lebeau

Gender : Female

Rhys Williams

Character Name : Harry Watson

Original Name : Rhys Williams

Gender : Male

Monte Blue

Character Name : Gambler in "Lucky Guy"

Original Name : Monte Blue

Gender : Male

Pat Flaherty

Character Name : Harry Corbett

Original Name : Pat Flaherty

Gender : Male

Arthur Shields

Character Name : Father Burke

Original Name : Arthur Shields

Gender : Male

Dorothy Vaughan

Character Name : Ma Corbett

Original Name : Dorothy Vaughan

Gender : Female

Hooper Atchley

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Hooper Atchley

Gender : Male

Milton Kibbee

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Milton Kibbee

Gender : Male

Richard Kipling

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Richard Kipling

Gender : Male

Charles Lang

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Lang

Gender : Male

Edwin August

Character Name : Olympic Club Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Edwin August

Gender : Male

Eric Mayne

Character Name : Olympic Club Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Eric Mayne

Gender : Male

Charles Meakin

Character Name : Olympic Club Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Meakin

Gender : Male

Count Stefenelli

Character Name : Olympic Club Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Count Stefenelli

Gender : Male

Clara Blandick

Character Name : Woman on Train (uncredited)

Original Name : Clara Blandick

Gender : Female

Winifred Harris

Character Name : Woman at Opera (uncredited)

Original Name : Winifred Harris

Gender : Female

Wade Boteler

Character Name : Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Wade Boteler

Gender : Male

Walter Byron

Character Name : Ringside Telegrapher (uncredited)

Original Name : Walter Byron

Gender : Male

Hal Craig

Character Name : Telegrapher (uncredited)

Original Name : Hal Craig

Gender : Male

Robert Fiske

Character Name : Telegrapher (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Fiske

Gender : Male

Georgia Caine

Character Name : Mrs. Geary (uncredited)

Original Name : Georgia Caine

Gender : Female

Mary Gordon

Character Name : Mrs. Casey (uncredited)

Original Name : Mary Gordon

Gender : Female

Johnny Calkins

Character Name : Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Johnny Calkins

Gender : Male

Lon McCallister

Character Name : Page Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Lon McCallister

Gender : Male

Davison Clark

Character Name : Auctioneer (uncredited)

Original Name : Davison Clark

Gender : Male

Wallis Clark

Character Name : Judge Geary (uncredited)

Original Name : Wallis Clark

Gender : Male

Joseph Crehan

Character Name : Duffy - Referee (uncredited)

Original Name : Joseph Crehan

Gender : Male

Freddie Steele

Character Name : Referee (uncredited)

Original Name : Freddie Steele

Gender : Male

Dick Wessel

Character Name : Referee (uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Wessel

Gender : Male

Harry Crocker

Character Name : Charles Crocker (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Crocker

Gender : Male

Wade Crosby

Character Name : Manager (uncredited)

Original Name : Wade Crosby

Gender : Male

William B. Davidson

Character Name : Donovan (uncredited)

Original Name : William B. Davidson

Gender : Male

William 'Wee Willie' Davis

Character Name : Flannagan (uncredited)

Original Name : William 'Wee Willie' Davis

Gender : Male

Jean Del Val

Character Name : Renaud (uncredited)

Original Name : Jean Del Val

Gender : Male

Joe Devlin

Character Name : Hogan (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Devlin

Gender : Male

Dudley Dickerson

Character Name : Bellboy (uncredited)

Original Name : Dudley Dickerson

Gender : Male

Peggy Diggins

Character Name : Beautiful Actress (uncredited)

Original Name : Peggy Diggins

Gender : Female

Joan Winfield

Character Name : Actress (uncredited)

Original Name : Joan Winfield

Gender : Female

Lester Dorr

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Lester Dorr

Gender : Male

Lew Harvey

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Lew Harvey

Gender : Male

Victor Zimmerman

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Victor Zimmerman

Gender : Male

James Flavin

Character Name : George Corbett (uncredited)

Original Name : James Flavin

Gender : Male

Art Foster

Character Name : Jack Burke (uncredited)

Original Name : Art Foster

Gender : Male

Jack Gardner

Character Name : Usher (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Gardner

Gender : Male

Frank Hagney

Character Name : Mug (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Hagney

Gender : Male

Creighton Hale

Character Name : Championship Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Creighton Hale

Gender : Male

Mathew McCue

Character Name : Championship Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Mathew McCue

Gender : Male

Bert Hanlon

Character Name : Clerk (uncredited)

Original Name : Bert Hanlon

Gender : Male

Carl Harbaugh

Character Name : Smith (uncredited)

Original Name : Carl Harbaugh

Gender : Male

Jack Herrick

Character Name : Bodyguard (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Herrick

Gender : Male

Herbert Heywood

Character Name : Man on Telephone (uncredited)

Original Name : Herbert Heywood

Gender : Male

Si Jenks

Character Name : Old Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Si Jenks

Gender : Male

Tor Johnson

Character Name : The Mauler (uncredited)

Original Name : Tor Johnson

Gender : Male

Fred Kelsey

Character Name : Sutro (uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Kelsey

Gender : Male

Joe King

Character Name : Col. McLane (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe King

Gender : Male

Ed Lewis

Character Name : Hoghead (uncredited)

Original Name : Ed Lewis

Gender : Male

George Lloyd

Character Name : Harrigan (uncredited)

Original Name : George Lloyd

Gender : Male

Charles Marsh

Character Name : Station Master (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Marsh

Gender : Male

John Maxwell

Character Name : Stockbroker (uncredited)

Original Name : John Maxwell

Gender : Male

Frank Mayo

Character Name : Gov. Stanford (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Mayo

Gender : Male

Mike Mazurki

Character Name : Jake Kilrain (uncredited)

Original Name : Mike Mazurki

Gender : Male

Pat McKee

Character Name : Callahan - Ticket Taker (uncredited)

Original Name : Pat McKee

Gender : Male

Wilmuth Merkyl

Character Name : Headwaiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Wilmuth Merkyl

Gender : Male

Leo White

Character Name : Headwaiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Leo White

Gender : Male

Jack Wise

Character Name : Headwaiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Wise

Gender : Male

Frank Moran

Character Name : Spectator - Sullivan Fight (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Moran

Gender : Male

Pat Moriarity

Character Name : Spectator - Sullivan Fight (uncredited)

Original Name : Pat Moriarity

Gender : Male

Wedgwood Nowell

Character Name : Broker (uncredited)

Original Name : Wedgwood Nowell

Gender : Male

Pat O'Malley

Character Name : Detective (uncredited)

Original Name : Pat O'Malley

Gender : Male

Lee Phelps

Character Name : Detective (uncredited)

Original Name : Lee Phelps

Gender : Male

Emory Parnell

Character Name : Dennis Simmons (uncredited)

Original Name : Emory Parnell

Gender : Male

Jack Roper

Character Name : Donaldson (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Roper

Gender : Male

Syd Saylor

Character Name : Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Syd Saylor

Gender : Male

Edwin Stanley

Character Name : Bank President McInnes (uncredited)

Original Name : Edwin Stanley

Gender : Male

Sammy Stein

Character Name : Joe Choynski (uncredited)

Original Name : Sammy Stein

Gender : Male

Dan Tobey

Character Name : Ring Announcer (uncredited)

Original Name : Dan Tobey

Gender : Male

Charlotte Treadway

Character Name : Matron (uncredited)

Original Name : Charlotte Treadway

Gender : Female

Emmett Vogan

Character Name : Stage Manager (uncredited)

Original Name : Emmett Vogan

Gender : Male

Charles C. Wilson

Character Name : Gurney (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles C. Wilson

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

If I get lost, I'll send up a rocket. Loosely based on the James J Corbett biography "The Roar Of The Crowd", Gentleman Jim is a wonderfully breezy picture that perfectly encapsulates not only the rise of the pugilistic prancer that was Corbett, but also the wind of change as regards the sport of boxing circa the 1890s. It was like trying to hit a ghost! The story follows Corbett (a perfectly cast Errol Flynn) from his humble beginnings as a bank teller in San Fransico, through to a chance fight with an ex boxing champion that eventually leads to him fighting the fearsome heavyweight champion of the world, John L Sullivan (beefcake personified delightfully by Ward Bond). Not all the fights are in the ring though, and it's all the spin off vignettes in Corbett's life that makes this a grand entertaining picture. There are class issues to overcome here (perfectly played out as fellow club members pay to have him knocked down a peg or two), and Corbett has to not only fight to get respect from his so called peers, but he must also overcome his ego as it grows as briskly as his reputation does. Along with the quite wonderful Corbett family, and all their stoic humorous support, Corbett's journey is as enthralling as it is joyous, yet as brash and as bold as he is, he is a very likable character, and it's a character that befits the tagged moniker he got of Gentleman Jim. The film never sags for one moment, and it's a testament to director Raoul Walsh that although we are eagerly awaiting the final fight, the outer ring goings on are keeping us firmly entertained, not even the love interest sub plot hurts this picture (thank you Alexis Smith). The fight sequences stand up really well, and they perfectly show just how Corbett became the champ he was, his brand of dancing rings round slugger fighters is now firmly placed in boxing history. As the final reel rolls we all come down to earth as an after fight meeting between Sullivan and Corbett puts all the brutality into context, and it's here where humility and humbleness becomes the outright winner, and as far as this viewer goes, it will do for me to be sure to be sure. 9/10 for a truly wonderful picture.