''Bodyhold'' is a 1949 American crime

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sport film directed by Seymour Friedman and starring Willard Parker, Lola Albright, and Hillary Brooke.

Premise

Tommy Jones, a well-built plumber, is invited to join a troupe of wrestlers, but is surprised to learn that the sport of exhibition wrestling is not on the up-on-up.

Cast

* Willard Parker as Tommy Jones * Lola Albright as Mary Simmons * Hillary Brooke as Flo Woodbury *

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as Slats Henry *

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as Charlie Webster * Gordon Jones as Pat Simmons * John Dehner as Sir Raphael Brokenridge

Reception

'' The New York Times'' called it a "dim saga".

References

External links

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''Bodyhold''
at BFI 1949 films American black-and-white films Columbia Pictures films Films directed by Seymour Friedman American crime drama films 1949 crime drama films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{1940s-drama-film-stub