Kid Galahad

"Presley packs the the screen's biggest wallop...with the gals...with the gloves...with the guitar!"

1962 1h 36m EN

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★6.2TMDB · 55

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Synopsis

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After completing military service, Walter Gulick takes a job as a sparring partner at a gym, the owner of which sees potential in Walter as a professional fighter—and takes him under his wing.

“Presley packs the the screen's biggest wallop...with the gals...with the gloves...with the guitar!”

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Cast

Elvis Presley
Walter Gulick
Gig Young
Willy Grogan
Lola Albright
Dolly Fletcher
Joan Blackman
Rose Grogan
Charles Bronson
Lew Nyack
David Lewis
Otto Danzig
Robert Emhardt
Maynard
Liam Redmond
Father Higgins

Credits

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Director: Phil Karlson
Writers: Francis Wallace, William Fay
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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64 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Phil Karlson, shot by Burnett Guffey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jeff Alexander. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Stuart Gilmore shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Elvis Presley and Gig Young and Lola Albright carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Presley packs the the screen's biggest wallop...with the gals...with the gloves...with the guitar!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0056138 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Phil Karlson directs. Burnett Guffey behind the camera. Jeff Alexander scores. Stuart Gilmore cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

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164 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
3Directed by Phil Karlson, shot by Burnett Guffey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Jeff Alexander. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Stuart Gilmore shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Elvis Presley and Gig Young and Lola Albright carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Presley packs the the screen's biggest wallop...with the gals...with the gloves...with the guitar!".
8IMDB entry: tt0056138 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 55 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Burnett Guffey
Original score: Jeff Alexander
Editing: Stuart Gilmore
Makeup / hair: Alice Monte
Runtime: 96 min · 1h 36m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $2,500,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Kid Galahad (1962)

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Wuchak2020-11-27
★ 7/10
Elvis travels to the Catskills and becomes a hit boxer An ex-GI (Presley) returns to his rustic home town in upstate New York looking for employment as a mechanic. He's roped into becoming a boxer by a dubious manager-turned-innkeeper (Gig Young) while catching the eye of the man's kid sister (Joan Blackman). With the mentorship of his trainer (Charles Bronson), he quickly becomes the top-drawing champion dubbed Kid Galahad. Then the Mob tries to muscle in on the action. Lola Albright plays the innkeeper's significant other and assistant. "Kid Galahad" (1962) was Elvis' 10th film of the 31 he did in his acting oeuvre. I prefer the more serious Elvis flicks, like "Roustabout" (1964's ), to the silly farces, like "Spinout" (1966), and "Kid Galahad" falls into the former bracket. While boxing is a big part of the plot, don't expect the urban-situated "Rocky" films or "Southpaw" (2015). What sets "Kid Galahad" apart is the setting -- the awesome lodge in the mountains. In the story it's supposed to the Catskills (or maybe the Adirondacks), but it's obvious that the film was shot out West. Regardless, the locations are exemplary. Beyond that, the story is dramatic and compelling, not to mention there's a refreshing sense of warmth between the main characters. The movie runs 1 hour, 35 minutes, and was shot in Idyllwild, California, with studio work done in Culver City. GRADE: B

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