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Body and Soul (1947)
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Release Date:
9 November 1947 (USA) moreTagline:
The story of a guy that women go for!Plot:
Charley Davis wins an amateur boxing match and is taken on by promoter Quinn. Charley's mother doesn't want him to fight... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Won Oscar. Another 2 nominations moreUser Comments:
The usual tale, told well moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | John Garfield | ... | Charlie Davis |
| Lilli Palmer | ... | Peg Born |
| Hazel Brooks | ... | Alice |
 | Anne Revere | ... | Anna Davis |
 | William Conrad | ... | Quinn |
| Joseph Pevney | ... | Shorty Polaski |
| Lloyd Gough | ... | Roberts (as Lloyd Goff) |
| Canada Lee | ... | Ben Chaplin |
| Art Smith | ... | David Davis |
| James Burke | ... | Arnold |
| Virginia Gregg | ... | Irma |
| Peter Virgo | ... | Drummer, Roberts' Bodyguard |
| Joe Devlin | ... | Prince |
| Shimen Ruskin | ... | Shimen, the Grocer (as Shimen Rushkin) |
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To get a more fluid camera movement in the boxing ring, cinematographer James Wong Howe filmed the fight while holding the camera and being pushed by an assistant as he wore roller skates. moreGoofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Charley Davis's fiancee, Peg, leaves him a note and misspells his name, "Charlie." moreSoundtrack:
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In many ways, 'Body and Soul' is a very typical Hollywood story. It has the 'local boy makes it big', the 'vamp and the virgin', the 'corrupt businessmen' and of course the final moral fight. However, James Wong Howe's brilliant cinematography and John Garfield's solid acting lift this movie above the norm. Every emotion is heart-felt, and the tension at the end is perfectly presented. One of the best boxing movies.