6.2 / 10(9 votes)IMDbNR19331h 28mUnited States of America

The Life of Jimmy Dolan

“Stranger Than Fiction! It starts with a wallop, sweeps from one thrilling love-scene to the next...then amazingly reveals why this public idol HAD to lead a double life!”

Drama Romance

Topics:#boxer #pre-code

Synopsis

Champion boxer Jimmy Dolan has cultivated a wholesome image for himself, but he's a boozer and womanizer behind the scenes. Intoxicated at a party, he punches a reporter who threatens to expose his hypocrisy, and accidentally kills him. Dolan panics and skips town, winding up on a farm that serves as a home for disabled children run by kindhearted Peggy. As the cynical Dolan falls for Peggy, he begins to change his ways.

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John Wayne in "The Life of Jimmy Dolan" (1933)

Type: Clip • Published 2007-09-15

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Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Jimmy

Loretta Young

Peggy

Aline MacMahon

Auntie

Guy Kibbee

Phlaxer

Lyle Talbot

Doc

Fifi D'Orsay

Budgie

Harold Huber

Reggie Newman

Shirley Grey

Goldie West

George Meeker

Charles Magee

John Wayne

Smith

Arthur Hohl

Herman Malvin

Edward Arnold

Inspector Ennis

Joan Barclay

Well-Wisher

Robert Barrat

Sheriff

Allen 'Farina' Hoskins

Sam

Clarence Muse

Masseur

Anne Shirley

Mary Lou

David Durand

George Lewis

Release History & Theatrical Window

World Premiere

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Festival / Special Debut

Theatrical Premiere

June 3, 1933

Wide Cinema Exhibition

Financials & Box Office Performance

Released

Production Budget

$202K

Filming & production cost

Worldwide Gross

Pending

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Key Information & Fast Facts

Director: Archie Mayo
Screenplay & Story: Erwin S. Gelsey, David Boehm
Original Title: The Life of Jimmy Dolan
Country of Origin: United States of America
Spoken Languages: English
Runtime: 1h 28m
Production Budget: $202K
Production Studios: Warner Bros. Pictures

Creative Leadership & Key Crew

Director

Archie Mayo

Screenplay & Story

Erwin S. Gelsey, David Boehm, Beulah Marie Dix, Bertram Millhauser

Director of Photography

Arthur Edeson

Film Editing

Herbert I. Leeds

Producers

Hal B. Wallis

Department Leadership Roster

Erwin S. Gelsey

Screenplay

Archie Mayo

Director

Hal B. Wallis

Producer

Arthur Edeson

Director of Photography

Herbert I. Leeds

Editor

David Boehm

Screenplay

Orry-Kelly

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Primary: NR

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United States (MPAA)NR

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John Wayne Film Collection

A chronological collection of films featuring John Wayne, spanning his early uncredited appearances and B-westerns through his major Hollywood roles and final film, The Shootist. Includes credited and verified uncredited acting appearances, while excluding television appearances, archival-footage documentaries, and films in which Wayne served only as a producer or director.

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