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The Life of Jimmy Dolan
The Life of Jimmy Dolan

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!

Genres

DramaRomance

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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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Budget

$202000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

88 mins

Rating

6.1/10

Release Date

03 June 1933

Country

United States of America

Cast

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Jimmy

Loretta Young

Loretta Young

Peggy

Aline MacMahon

Aline MacMahon

Auntie

Guy Kibbee

Guy Kibbee

Phlaxer

Lyle Talbot

Lyle Talbot

Doc

Fifi D'Orsay

Fifi D'Orsay

Budgie

Harold Huber

Harold Huber

Reggie Newman

Shirley Grey

Shirley Grey

Goldie West

George Meeker

George Meeker

Charles Magee

John Wayne

John Wayne

Smith

Arthur Hohl

Arthur Hohl

Herman Malvin

Edward Arnold

Edward Arnold

Inspector Ennis

Joan Barclay

Joan Barclay

Well-Wisher

Robert Barrat

Robert Barrat

Sheriff

Allen 'Farina' Hoskins

Allen 'Farina' Hoskins

Sam

Clarence Muse

Clarence Muse

Masseur

Anne Shirley

Anne Shirley

Mary Lou

David Durand

David Durand

George Lewis

Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney

Freckles (uncredited)

Sammy Stein

Sammy Stein

King Cobra

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