{"id":39023,"date":"2017-07-28T09:03:13","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T16:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=39023"},"modified":"2021-09-03T13:03:17","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T20:03:17","slug":"kid-galahad-1962","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=39023","title":{"rendered":"Kid Galahad (1962)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Make sure this pigeon don&#8217;t get away.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Poster-124x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"124\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-39024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Poster-124x300.png 124w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Poster-53x128.png 53w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Poster-423x1024.png 423w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Poster.png 541w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 124px) 100vw, 124px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA debt-ridden promoter (Gig Young) convinces an Army veteran (Elvis Presley) to work with a trainer (Charles Bronson) and box a few rounds so he can save up for his dream of working as a mechanic. When Presley falls in love with Young&#8217;s sister (Joan Blackman), Young expresses his dismay, angering his long-suffering girlfriend (Lola Albright) &#8212; but soon the demands of gangsters requesting payment dominate Young&#8217;s concerns. Will Presley be set up for a beating?\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Boxing<\/li>\n<li>Charles Bronson Films<\/li>\n<li>Elvis Presley Films<\/li>\n<li>Gangsters<\/li>\n<li>Gig Young Films<\/li>\n<li>Musicals<\/li>\n<li>Phil Karlson Films<\/li>\n<li>Veterans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nElvis Presley&#8217;s tenth feature film (he made a total of 31 between 1956-1969) was this musical remake of <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=45192\">Michael Curtiz&#8217;s 1937 film starring Edward G. Robinson, Humphrey Bogart, and Bette Davis<\/a>. While he does sing a few (fairly unmemorable) tunes, Elvis&#8217;s musical gifts are a sidebar to his k.o. talents here, and perhaps his fans were excited to see him shirtless in a ring. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Presley.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Presley-1024x573.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-56469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Presley-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Presley-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Presley-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Presley-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Presley-1536x860.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Presley-483x270.png 483w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Presley.png 1821w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But overall, there&#8217;s not much to keep one engaged, given that Elvis&#8217;s Walter Gulick is a straight-arrow, small-town veteran and would-be mechanic who simply wants to marry his girl (Blackman is pretty, but also pretty bland). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Blackman.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Blackman-1024x552.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"345\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-56468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Blackman-1024x552.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Blackman-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Blackman-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Blackman-768x414.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Blackman-1536x828.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Blackman-501x270.png 501w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Blackman.png 1835w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Young&#8217;s despicable promoter and his put-upon female companion (Albright) are the most complex characters in the screenplay:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Albright-Young.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Albright-Young-1024x566.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-56470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Albright-Young-1024x566.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Albright-Young-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Albright-Young-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Albright-Young-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Albright-Young-1536x849.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Albright-Young-489x270.png 489w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Albright-Young-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Albright-Young.png 1819w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; but there&#8217;s not much enjoyment in watching them work out their neuroses and challenges; and Bronson&#8217;s role is too small to count for much. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Bronson.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Bronson-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-56467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Bronson-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Bronson-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Bronson-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Bronson-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Bronson-1536x833.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Bronson-498x270.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Bronson.png 1835w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Will Elvis emerge triumphant by the end? Well, this isn&#8217;t <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=38966\"><em>Love Me Tender<\/em> (1956)<\/a>&#8230; <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Some nice location shooting in Idyllwild, California (with cinematography by Burnett Guffey)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Idyllwild.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Idyllwild-1024x560.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"350\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-56472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Idyllwild-1024x560.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Idyllwild-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Idyllwild-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Idyllwild-768x420.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Idyllwild-1536x839.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Idyllwild-494x270.png 494w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kid-Galahad-Idyllwild.png 1821w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; this one is only must-see for Presley fans. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0056138\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1963\/03\/07\/archives\/screen-a-ferocious-elvis-presleysinger-enters-the-ring-in-kid.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/reviews\/19126\/kid-galahad-1962\/\">DVD Talk Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/film\/kid-galahad-1962\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=904&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/22835\/kid-galahad#articles-reviews?articleId=64075\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Make sure this pigeon don&#8217;t get away.&#8221; Synopsis: A debt-ridden promoter (Gig Young) convinces an Army veteran (Elvis Presley) to work with a trainer (Charles Bronson) and box a few rounds so he can save up for his dream of working as a mechanic. When Presley falls in love with Young&#8217;s sister (Joan Blackman), Young expresses his dismay, angering his long-suffering girlfriend (Lola Albright) &#8212; but soon the demands of gangsters requesting payment dominate Young&#8217;s concerns. Will Presley be set&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=39023\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39023"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39023\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45797,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39023\/revisions\/45797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=39023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=39023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}