The Heart Punch
Directed byB. Reeves Eason
Screenplay byJohn T. Neville
Produced byRalph M. Like
Fanchon Royer
George W. Weeks
StarringLloyd Hughes
Marion Shilling
George J. Lewis
CinematographyGeorge Meehan
Edited byJeanne Spencer
Production
company
Ralph M. Like Productions
Distributed byMayfair Pictures
Release date
October 18, 1932
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Heart Punch is a 1932 American pre-Code melodrama film directed by B. Reeves Eason, and starring Lloyd Hughes, Marion Shilling and Mae Busch. It was one of the first films from Mayfair Pictures.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Palmentola.

Plot

A prizefighter named Jimmy Milligan (aka the Cyclone Kid) meets his sweetheart's brother in the ring and accidentally kills him.[2] She forgives him after he promises not to fight again. After his sweetheart goes to jail, however, he is compelled to set up one more fight in order to raise funds for her trial.[2]

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Reception

Critics called the film "swell entertainment,"[3] lauding the picture for its "two realistic fights."[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Roth-Strand, Summit Offers a Good Program". The Chatham Press. November 26, 1932. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Current Attractions at Iowa City Theaters". Iowa City Press-Citizen. November 26, 1932. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "Amusements". The Morning Call. November 15, 1932. Retrieved May 19, 2019.

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