The Kid from Kokomo is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Lewis Seiler and written by Richard Macaulay and Jerry Wald. The film stars Pat O'Brien, Wayne Morris, Joan Blondell, May Robson, Jane Wyman and Stanley Fields. The film was released by Warner Bros. on May 23, 1939.[1][2][3]
| The Kid from Kokomo | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Lewis Seiler |
| Screenplay by | Richard Macaulay Jerry Wald |
| Story by | Dalton Trumbo |
| Produced by | Samuel Bischoff |
| Starring | Pat O'Brien Wayne Morris Joan Blondell May Robson Jane Wyman Stanley Fields |
| Cinematography | Sidney Hickox |
| Edited by | Jack Killifer |
| Music by | Adolph Deutsch |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editIn need of a new prizefighter, manager Billy Murphy and his sweetheart Doris Harvey come across one in Kokomo, Indiana, a kid called Homer Baston who's got great potential. The kid's a little dim, however, explaining how he can't leave Kokomo because his mother abandoned him as a baby but promised to come back.
Billy and Doris convince him to go on the road, where Homer will have a better chance of finding his long-missing mother. Homer gets homesick, so Billy pays the bail of a thief, Maggie Manell, hiring her to pretend to be Homer's ma. She begins spending most of Homer's money, and Billy's scheme to bring in her pal Muscles Malone backfires when Homer's led to believe Muscles is his dad.
While falling for Marian Bronson, a reporter, Homer trains for a title fight against Curley Bender, but is convinced by "Ma" to lose on purpose because she owes money to gamblers. In the ring, Curley insults his mother, so Homer knocks him out. Billy and Doris look on as a double wedding is held, Homer marrying Marian while a reluctant Maggie and Muscles do likewise, becoming his new foster parents.
Cast
edit- Pat O'Brien as William Jennings 'Billy / 'Square Shooting Murph' Murphy
- Wayne Morris as Homer Baston
- Joan Blondell as Doris Harvey
- May Robson as Margaret 'Maggie' / 'Ma' Manell
- Jane Wyman as Marian Bronson
- Stanley Fields as Muscles Malone
- Maxie Rosenbloom as Curley Bender
- Sidney Toler as Judge William 'Gashouse' Bronson
- Edward Brophy as Eddie Black
- Winifred Harris as Mrs. Bronson
- Morgan Conway as Louie
- John Ridgely as Sam
- Ward Bond as Ladislaw Klewicki
- Paul Hurst as First Old Man in Fistfight
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Kid from Kokomo (1939) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
- ^ Nugent, Frank S. (1939-05-20). "Movie Review - The Kid from Kokomo - THE SCREEN; 'The Kid From Kokomo,' With Wayne Morris and Pat O'Brien, Opens at Strand-3 New Foreign Films". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
- ^ "The Kid from Kokomo". Afi.com. 1939-06-24. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
External links
edit- The Kid from Kokomo at IMDb
- The Kid from Kokomo at the TCM Movie Database
- The Kid from Kokomo at AllMovie
- The Kid from Kokomo at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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