Portrait of legendary fighter John L. Sullivan, aka "The Boston Strong Boy", and his meteoric rise to become the first gloved World Heavyweight Champion. But the famed boxer is no match for the two women with holds on him, love struck actress Kathy Harkness and the real love of his life, beautiful but unyielding Anne Livingstone.
Greg McClure | John L. Sullivan |
Linda Darnell | Anne Livingston |
Barbara Britton | Kathy Harkness |
Otto Kruger | Richard Martin |
Wallace Ford | McManus |
George Mathews | John Flood |
Robert Barrat | Billy Muldoon |
Joel Friedkin | Michael Sullivan |
Simon Semenoff | Mons. Claire |
Harry Crocker | Arthur Brisbane |
Rory Calhoun | James J. 'Gentleman Jim' Corbett |
Fritz Feld | Claire's manager |