The Crowd Roars | |
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Directed by | Richard Thorpe |
Written by | George Bruce (story and screenplay) Thomas Lennon George Oppenheimer |
Produced by | Sam Zimbalist |
Starring | Robert Taylor Edward Arnold Frank Morgan Maureen O'Sullivan |
Cinematography | John F. Seitz Oliver T. Marsh (uncredited) |
Edited by | Conrad A. Nervig |
Music by | Edward Ward |
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Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
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Running time | 87-92 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $511,000[1] |
Box office | $2,032,000[1] |
The Crowd Roars is a 1938 American sports drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Robert Taylor as a boxer who gets entangled in the seamier side of the sport. It was remade in 1947 as Killer McCoy, featuring Mickey Rooney in the title role. This film was not a remake of the 1932 film of the same name starring James Cagney. The supporting cast for the 1938 version features Edward Arnold, Frank Morgan, Lionel Stander, and Jane Wyman.