Ugh. Flashbacks, montages, cliches ... John Garfield is a beloved movie lefty of mine but story-wise this one reeks.
But it's visually interesting. Boxing scenes, both in the ring and in the locker room, have a contemporary photojournalistic quality: high contrast, stark lighting. Looking like the flash bulbs just went off. Above: a scene from the movie, and below: a pic by Ronny Jaques from a photostory that ran in Montreal-based newspaper Standard's 1945 coverage of up and coming boxer Gus Mell.
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