Killer McCoy
Following a mishap in the ring, hard-nosed lightweight Tommy "Killer" McCoy gets mixed up with a big time gambler and falls for his educated daughter Sheila, against her father's better wishes.
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"No he's no Di Niro but his street pug slugging came off very real. Mickey Rooney looked like he was really taking some shots up there and I wouldn't doubt it if he actually insisted on doing it for the realism. Either that or the editing deserved an Oscar! Interesting cameo of , Johnny Andrisiano,( Rocky ) the real-life fighter who trained Mic for the film. (And who died mysteriously-suicide?) Also keep your eyes peeled for a quick but fleeting glimpse of Shelly Winters as one of two autograph hounds in the car. James Dunn playing his poor song-and-dance soul was superb! This movie i..."
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In an interview with Robert Osborne for Turner Classic Movies, Mickey Rooney related that he didn't get along with the director Roy Rowland. One time on the set, Rowland yelled "Cut!" and proceeded to yell at Rooney in front of the cast and crew, concluding "I'm leaving!" Rooney was so incensed that he took hold of Rowland and said "No! I'm leaving" and then went home.
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Following a mishap in the ring, hard-nosed lightweight Tommy "Killer" McCoy gets mixed up with a big time gambler and falls for his educated daughter Sheila, against her father's better wishes.