Sunday Punch (film)

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Sunday Punch
File:Sunday Punch (film poster).jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by David Miller
Written by Fay Kanin
Michael Kanin
Allen Rivkin
Starring William Lundigan
Music by David Snell
Cinematography Paul Vogel
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates
May 8, 1942
Running time
76 min.
Country United States
Language English
Budget $305,000[1]
Box office $373,000[1]

Sunday Punch is a 1942 film directed by David Miller, and starring William Lundigan and Jean Rogers.[2][3]

Plot

Boxers managed by Bassler and trained by Roscoe live in an all-male Brooklyn boardinghouse, where the arrival of the landlady's niece Judy gets their attention.

Judy gets to know Ken Burke, who quit medical school to try boxing, and Ole Jensen, the young janitor. Bassler is concerned that Ken's interest in Judy is distracting him, so he tries to find her a job as a singer.

Ole packs a "Sunday punch" that knocks out a pro. He decides to be a prizefighter to earn money to impress Judy, but no one except "Pops" Muller will agree to train him. Ken and Ole rise in the ranks, but reject a $30,000 offer to fight each other due to their friendship.

Their managers conspire to set up the bout. Judy roots for Ole to win, but only because that way Ken might give up boxing and become a doctor. Their story climaxes with the big fight.

Cast

Reception

The film earned $229,000 in the US and Canada and $144,000 elsewhere during its initial theatrical run, making MGM a loss of $79,000.[1]

References

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  3. Sunday Punch (1942), allmovie.com

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