MOVIE · 1939
Golden Boy
DramaRomance99 min
A young violinist with a gift for music is pushed into the boxing ring when money and ambition start to outweigh the life he meant to pursue. As his career rises, each win pulls him further from the discipline and promise of the concert hall, and closer to the people who see his fists as a fortune. A woman drawn to him begins to see the cost of that trade, while the men managing his future press him to keep fighting. With William Holden and Barbara Stanwyck folded into this story of talent under pressure, the film follows a man torn between art, success, and the damage done chasing the wrong dream.
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