Product Details

• Actors: Edward G. Robinson, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Jane Bryan, Harry Carey
• Format: NTSC, Black & White
• Subtitles: English, French
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• Run Time: 101 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001IYPWNM
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #41,430 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

This influential ring saga dramatically links professional boxing to criminal gambling. Edward G. Robinson is racketeer/fight promoter Nick Donati and tightly coiled Humphrey Bogart is Turkey Morgan. They're rival promoters who, like fighters flinging kidney punches, end up swapping close-range bullets. Bette Davis plays the moll who has a soft spot for the bellhop (Wayne Morris) that Nick is grooming for the heavyweight title. And prolific Michael Curtiz directs this first of his six collaborations with Bogart that would include the romantic masterwork Casablanca and the sly comedy We're No Angels.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Riveting Warner's fight film in excellent package, January 2, 2009

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This review is from: Kid Galahad (DVD)

There is no doubt that the films of Warner Brothers are the films of the thirties which stand up best today. The reason is simple - they had the best actors (note actors not film stars) and their stories were generally pungent and exciting. "Kid Galahad" is an excellent example. Released in 1937, Edward G. Robinson stars as a prize fight manager who discovers bellhop Wayne Morris and puts him on top.

The film works on a number of levels - exciting prize fight yarn with plenty of action; gangster film with rival manager Humphrey Bogart slugging it out with Robinson at the end of the film; emotional melodrama concerning Bette Davis's role as Robinson's girlfriend. This film was one of the transition films after Davis had fought Warner's in the court, lost and returned to work with new found respect but before she became a box office superstar in her own right. She adds her electric ability to her role creating a 3 dimensional woman who falls for Morris, leaves Robinson because of her sense of honour and befriends Morris's girlfriend Jane Bryan. The interplay between the women has unexpected depth. Also, Davis is very attractive in this one; slim and wearing some very provocative clothes.

The print is only OK with intermittant vertical lines at times but there is an unusually comprehensive set of extras. The "Warner's Night at the Movies" includes a pleasant musical Vitaphone short, a pointless newsreel showing a printing press endlessly generating posters advertising rewards for hardened criminals, a "True Adventure" short film about an unemployed man hopping the freight trains, landing in town and being mistaken as a murderer and 3 vintage cartoons which lack the sharp humour of other Warner's cartoons. The best feature is the commentary shared between 2 erudite historians. They excellently balance information about the filming techniques (Michael Curtiz directed), the performers, the ethnic references and the studio.

This is an excellent package and can be obtained as part of the 4th Warner's Gangster Collection.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Say, what did you worry about before you met me?"...Edward G. Robinson, February 21, 2011

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J. Lovins "Mr. Jim" (Missouri-USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kid Galahad (DVD)

Warner Bros. Pictures presents "KID GALAHAD" (1937) (101 min/B&W) (Fully Restored/Dolby Digitally Remastered) -- Starring Edward G. Robinson, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Wayne Morris, Jane Bryan & Harry Carey

Directed by Michael Curtiz

Another little gem from the 1930s--a simple and predictable story combined with excellent dialog, acting and breezy direction. Edward G. Robinson is in top form here in a role that allows him to portray his less sinister side; the scene in which he visits his mother and talks to her at length in Italian are genuinely charming.

Bogey has a smaller but no less important role in his manipulative handling of the champion McGraw and his rivalry with Nick Donati (Robinson). And it's a pleasure to watch Bette Davis use her "Bette Davis Eyes" in scenes with Nick.

The talented trio of Robinson, Bogart and Davis, who could ask for anything more, from the stable of Warner Bros. Pictures.

Boxing fans and movie buffs, catch this one, not to be missed.

BIOS:
1. Michael Curtiz [aka: Manó Kertész Kaminer] [Director]
Date of Birth: 24 December 1886 - Budapest, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary)
Date of Death: 10 April 1962 - Hollywood, California

2. Edward G. Robinson [aka: Emmanuel Goldenberg]
Date of Birth: 12 December 1893 - Bucharest, Romania
Date of Death: 26 January 1973 - Hollywood, California

3. Humphrey Bogart
Date of Birth: 25 December 1899 - New York City, New York
Date of Death: 14 January 1957 - Los Angeles, California

4. Bette Davis [aka: Ruth Elizabeth Davis]
Date of Birth: 5 April 1908 - Lowell, Massachusetts
Date of Death: 6 October 1989 - Neuilly, France

Mr. Jim's Ratings:
Quality of Picture & Sound: 4 Stars
Performance: 4 Stars
Story & Screenplay: 4 Stars
Overall: 4 Stars [Original Music, Cinematography & Film Editing]

Total Time: 101 min on DVD ~ Warner Bros. Pictures ~ (01/25/2005)

4.0 out of 5 stars good b-movie, December 5, 2011

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Michael J. Mason "melchizedek22" (toledo ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kid Galahad (DVD)

Good warner bro. gangster -boxing movie,Bette Davis sexyer than usual,Bogart his usual rat self in this era of his career.No one made better fast paced movies in this era then WB!