They Never Come Back (1932)
Prizefighter Jimmy Nolan, facing an opportunity to get a championship fight, is knocked out when he sustains what is apparently a permanent injury to his arm. From there, Nolan's path leads downhill. He is drawn into a romance with a nightclub entertainer, then is framed on a theft charge by a jealous suitor. After his prison term, Nolan makes a spectacular comeback in a fight which proves his courage and integrity, while disproving the fallacy about the old sports adage that "they never come back."
Director: Fred C. Newmeyer
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Regis Toomey as Jimmy Nolan |
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Dorothy Sebastian as Adele Landon |
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Edward Woods as Ralph Landon |
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Greta Granstedt as Mary Nolan |
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Earle Foxe as Jerry Filmore |
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Gertrude Astor as Kate |
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James J. Jeffries as First Referee |
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George Byron as Eddie Donovan |
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'Little Billy' Rhodes as Master of Ceremonies |
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Jack Richardson as Hank Bates |
| Directing | Fred C. Newmeyer | Director |
| Writing | Arthur Hoerl | Dialogue |
| Writing | Sherman L. Lowe | Dialogue |
| Production | Louis Weiss | Producer |
| Editing | Holbrook N. Todd | Editor |
| Writing | Arthur Hoerl | Writer |
| Writing | Sherman L. Lowe | Writer |
| Camera | James Diamond | Director of Photography |