Bodyhold is a 1949 American crime film noir sport film directed by Seymour Friedman and starring Willard Parker, Lola Albright, and Hillary Brooke.[1]

Bodyhold
Directed bySeymour Friedman
Screenplay byGeorge Bricker
Produced byRudolph C. Flotlow
StarringWillard Parker
Lola Albright
Hillary Brooke
CinematographyHenry Freulich
Philip Tannura
Edited byJames Sweeney
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • December 8, 1949 (1949-12-08)
Running time
63 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot edit

Tommy Jones, a well-built plumber, is invited to join a troupe of wrestlers, but is surprised to learn that the sport of exhibition wrestling is not on the up-on-up.

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Reception edit

The New York Times called it a "dim saga".[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Scheuer, Philip K. (Dec 16, 1949). "Bail Bond Drama Now on Screens". Los Angeles Times. p. A13.
  2. ^ A. W. (Dec 9, 1949). "At the Palace". The New York Times. p. 37.

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