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They Never Come Back

They Never Come Back

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They Never Come Back

"Fallen from grace! Fighting for redemption!"

1932

1h 4m

6.3(3 votes)

Drama

Action

Crime

Overview

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."

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Regis Toomey

Regis Toomey

Jimmy Nolan

Dorothy Sebastian

Dorothy Sebastian

Adele Landon

Edward Woods

Edward Woods

Ralph Landon

Greta Granstedt

Greta Granstedt

Mary Nolan

Earle Foxe

Earle Foxe

Jerry Filmore

Gertrude Astor

Gertrude Astor

Kate

James J. Jeffries

First Referee

George Byron

Eddie Donovan

'Little Billy' Rhodes

'Little Billy' Rhodes

Master of Ceremonies

Jack Richardson

Jack Richardson

Hank Bates

Creative team

Directed by: Fred C. Newmeyer
Written by: Arthur Hoerl
Sherman L. Lowe
Produced by: Louis Weiss

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