Golden Boy (film)

Golden Boy
Original poster
Directed by	Rouben Mamoulian
Produced by	Rouben Mamoulian William Perlberg
Written by	Lewis Meltzer Daniel Taradash Sarah Y. Mason Victor Heerman Clifford Odets (play)
Starring	Barbara Stanwyck Adolphe Menjou William Holden
Music by	Victor Young
Cinematography	Nick Musuraca Karl Freund
Edited by	Otto Meyer
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	September 5, 1939 (United States)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Golden Boy is a 1939 drama romance film based on the Clifford Odets play of the same name. Directed by Rouben Mamoulian, The film stars Barbara Stanwyck, Adolphe Menjou and William Holden.

Production

William Holden and Lee J. Cobb in Golden Boy

Golden Boy features William Holden in his film debut, the role that made him a star: a promising violinist who wants to be a boxer. Barbara Stanwyck plays his love interest. The supporting cast includes Lee J. Cobb in an unusual role as the bewhiskered Italian immigrant father of Holden's character.

The producers were initially unhappy with Holden's work and tried to dismiss him, but Stanwyck insisted that he be retained. Thirty-nine years later, when Holden and Stanwyck were joint presenters at the 1978 Academy Awards, he interrupted their reading of a nominee list to publicly thank her for saving his career.

Cast

• Barbara Stanwyck as Lorna Moon^[1]
• Adolphe Menjou as Tom Moody^[1]
• William Holden as Joe Bonaparte^[1]
• Lee J. Cobb as Mr. Bonaparte^[1]
• Joseph Calleia as Eddie Fuseli^[1]
• Sam Levene as Siggie^[1]
• Edward Brophy as Roxy Lewis^[1]

Accolades

Victor Young received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score.^[1]

Adaptations

On January 7, 1940, Stanwyck performed a parody of Golden Boy on The Jack Benny Program.^[2]

References

1. "Golden Boy". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved 2014-12-19.
2. Jack Benny on the Old Time Radio Network

External links

• Golden Boy at the Internet Movie Database