Gentleman Jim
The grandest story of the Naughty "Nineties" becomes the gayest picture of the Fighting "Forties!"
DramaComedybare knuckle boxingbankirish-americannew orleans, louisianabiographysalt lake city, utahtrainriverboat19th centuryboxingbenefactor
A spirited, colorful biographical comedy-drama about an Irish-American boxer's rise to fame in the 1890s, driven by charm, innovation, and period spectacle.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
Errol Flynn
James J. Corbett
Alexis Smith
Victoria Ware
Jack Carson
Walter Lawrie
Alan Hale
Pat Corbett
John Loder
Carlton De Witt
William Frawley
Billy Delaney
Minor Watson
Buck Ware
Ward Bond
John L. Sullivan
Madeleine Lebeau
Anna Held
Rhys Williams
Harry Watson
Monte Blue
Gambler in "Lucky Guy"
Pat Flaherty
Harry Corbett
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Same mood
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