Kid Galahad (1962)
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Presley packs the the screen's biggest wallop...with the gals...with the gloves...with the guitar!
Overview
After completing his military service, Walter Gulick takes a job as a sparring partner at a gym, the owner of which sees potential in Walter as a professional fighter—and takes him under his wing.
Top Billed Cast
Elvis Presley
Walter Gulick
Gig Young
Willy Grogan
Lola Albright
Dolly Fletcher
Joan Blackman
Rose Grogan
Charles Bronson
Lew Nyack
David Lewis
Otto Danzig
Robert Emhardt
Maynard
Liam Redmond
Father Higgins
Judson Pratt
Howie Zimmerman
_**Elvis travels to the Catskills and becomes a hit boxer**_ An ex-GI (Presley) returns to his rustic home town in upstate New York looking for employment as a mechanic. He's roped into becoming a boxer by a dubious manager-turned-innkeeper (Gig Young) while catching the eye of the man's kid sister (Joan Blackman). With the mentorship of his trainer (Charles Bronson), he quickly becomes the top-drawing champion dubbed Kid Galahad. Then the Mob tries to muscle in on the action. Lola Albright plays the innkeeper's significant other and assistant. "Kid Galahad" (1962) was Elvis' 10th film o...
