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
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$202000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
88 min
Release Date
1933-06-03
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
8
Vote Average
6
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Jimmy
Loretta Young
Peggy
Aline MacMahon
Auntie
Guy Kibbee
Phlaxer
Lyle Talbot
Doc
Fifi D'Orsay
Budgie
Harold Huber
Reggie Newman
Shirley Grey
Goldie West
George Meeker
Charles Magee
John Wayne
Smith
Arthur Hohl
Herman Malvin
Edward Arnold
Inspector Ennis
Joan Barclay
Well-Wisher
Robert Barrat
Sheriff
Allen 'Farina' Hoskins
Sam
Clarence Muse
Masseur
Anne Shirley
Mary Lou
David Durand
George Lewis
Mickey Rooney
Freckles (uncredited)
Sammy Stein
King Cobra
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