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Glory Alley is a 1952 American musical drama film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Ralph Meeker, Leslie Caron and Gilbert Roland.
Glory Alley: Directed by Raoul Walsh. With Ralph Meeker, Leslie Caron, Kurt Kasznar, Gilbert Roland. An about-to-retire New Orleans newspaper columnist tells the story of a most unforgettable character: boxer Socks Barbarossa.
- (597)
- Drama, Music
- Raoul Walsh
- 1952-06-06
Discover the best of the city, first. Set among the 'pugs and mugs' of Bourbon Street, New Orleans, this is long on atmosphere but short on credibility. Meeker plays (very well) a boxer who...
Glory Alley (1952) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
An about-to-retire New Orleans newspaper columnist tells the story of a most unforgettable character: boxer Socks Barbarossa. In New Orleans, prizefighter Socks Barbarrosa suddenly runs out of the ring before his title bout and swears he'll never fight again. He gives no reason for his strange actions.
Pete Rugolo Music. Critics reviews. Just before a big boxing match, Socks Barbarrosa decides not to fight. After bidding goodbye to girlfriend Angela Evans, he enlists in the military, ending up in the thick of the Korean War. When he gets back, he’s celebrated as a local icon, but Angela’s father is still angry that he wouldn’t box.
Nov 11, 2016 · It frames its story through an old newspaperman, Gabe Jordan, telling a young charge about the greatest story he ever told, which laces the ensuing movie with mounds of irony because if “Glory Alley” is the greatest story he ever told then, damn, he wouldn’t have been my go-to columnist.
