11 Oct 1998
Happiness
The lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts which society as a whole might find disturbing in a desperate search for human connection.
World in My Corner
The star of "to Hell and Back" in the fighting story of the Champion of the World!
A scrappy fighter from Jersey City named Tommy Shea -- "born in a dump, educated in an alley" -- catches the eye of wealthy businessman, Robert Mallinson, who allows him to train at his Long Island estate. Shea soon falls for Mallinson's daughter, Dorothy, but fears he doesn't have the money to support her in proper style. To get this money, Shea decides to work with crooked fight-promoter Harry Cram, even though this means dropping his honest manager, Dave Bernstein. As the big fight approaches, however, Shea begins to have second thoughts.
Top Billed Cast
Audie Murphy Tommy Shea
Barbara Rush Dorothy Mallison
Jeff Morrow Robert T. Mallison
John McIntire Dave Bernstein
Tommy Rall Ray Kacsmerek
Howard St. John Harry Cram
Chico Vejar Al Carelli
Art Aragon Fighter
Dani Crayne Doris
Jimmy Lennon Sr. Ring Announcer (as James F. Lennon)
Cisco Andrade Parker
Harold 'Tommy' Hart Stretch Caplow (as H. Tommy Hart)
Sheila Bromley Mrs. Mallinson
Wallace Rooney Nelson
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