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The Bermondsey Kid (1933)

The Bermondsey Kid poster
Directed by
Ralph Dawson
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 15m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A newsboy gets a shot at a boxing championship but finds himself matched against his sick friend. It is a drama about loyalty, duty, and the pressure of competition.

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What happens

The Bermondsey Kid is a 1933 British drama film directed by Ralph Dawson and starring Esmond Knight, Pat Peterson, Ellis Irving and Ernest Sefton. A newsboy enters a boxing championship where he is matched with a sick friend. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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