The Kid from Kokomo (1939)
Slaphappy Fun... as a strong country boy (Kid Galahad) who was fighting for the world's championship and a shoplifting mammy! Hilarious comedy! A laff-a-minute!
Gruff boxing manager "Square Shooting Murph" Murphy manages a naive boxer from Indiana, Homer Baston.Homer is willing to give up his boxing career searching for his parents, so Murphy hires two jailbirds to play his long lost parents to keep him in the ring.
Director: Lewis Seiler
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Runtime: 93 min
Release Date: May 23, 1939
Cast
- Pat O'Brien - William Jennings 'Billy / 'Square Shooting Murph' Murphy
- Wayne Morris - Homer Baston
- Joan Blondell - Doris Harvey
- May Robson - Margaret 'Maggie' / 'Ma' Manell
- Jane Wyman - Marian Bronson
- Stanley Fields - Muscles Malone
- Maxie Rosenbloom - Curley Bender
- Sidney Toler - Judge William 'Gashouse' Bronson
- Edward Brophy - Eddie Black
- Ward Bond - Ladislaw Klewicki
Screenplay
Music: Adolph Deutsch
Cinematography: Sidney Hickox
Editing: Jack Killifer
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
Keywords
boxing, boxing manager
More Films by Director: Lewis Seiler
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Kid from Kokomo about?
- Gruff boxing manager "Square Shooting Murph" Murphy manages a naive boxer from Indiana, Homer Baston.Homer is willing to give up his boxing career searching for his parents, so Murphy hires two jailbirds to play his long lost parents to keep him in the ring.
- Who directed The Kid from Kokomo?
- The Kid from Kokomo was directed by Lewis Seiler.
- Who stars in The Kid from Kokomo?
- The Kid from Kokomo stars Pat O'Brien, Wayne Morris, Joan Blondell, May Robson, Jane Wyman, Stanley Fields.
- How long is The Kid from Kokomo?
- The Kid from Kokomo has a runtime of 1h 33m (93 minutes).
- What genre is The Kid from Kokomo?
- The Kid from Kokomo is a Romance, Comedy film.
- Where was The Kid from Kokomo produced?
- The Kid from Kokomo was produced in United States of America.