''The Golden Gloves Story'' is a 1950 American

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sports film directed by

Felix E. Feist Felix Ellison Feist (; February 28, 1910 – September 2, 1965) was an American film and television director and writer born in New York City. He is probably best remembered for ''Deluge'' (1933), for writing and directing the film noirs ''The ...

. It tells the story of boxer Nick Martel as he competes in the Golden Gloves tournament. During the competition he falls in love with Patti, the daughter of Joe Riley, a

boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...

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Plot

Cast

* James Dunn as Joe Riley * Dewey Martin as Nick Martel * Gregg Sherwood as Iris Anthony * Kevin O'Morrison as Bob Gilmore *Kay Westfall as Patti Riley *

Fern Persons Fern Gwendolyn Persons (née Ball; July 27, 1910 – July 22, 2012) was an American film and television actress and a member of the Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists from 1937 until her death. Her fil ...

as Mrs. Burke

References

External links

''The Golden Gloves Story'' at IMDb
1950 films Films directed by Felix E. Feist Eagle-Lion Films films 1950 drama films American drama films Films scored by Arthur Lange American black-and-white films 1950s English-language films 1950s American films {{1950s-drama-film-stub