Goldie and the Boxer
Goldie and the Boxer | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | Ethel Brez Mel Brez David Debin Douglas Schwartz |
Directed by | David Miller |
Starring | O.J. Simpson Melissa Michaelsen |
Music by | Jimmie Haskell |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producer | O. J. Simpson |
Producers | Dan Mark Audrey A. Blasdel Hugh Benson |
Cinematography | Isidore Mankofsky |
Editor | J. Terry Williams |
Running time | 120 minutes |
Production companies | Orenthal Productions Columbia Pictures Television |
Distributor | NBC |
Release | |
Original network | NBC |
Picture format | Color |
Audio format | Mono |
Original release |
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Goldie and the Boxer is a made-for-television film starring O. J. Simpson. The production was broadcast on the NBC television network on December 30, 1979.
While being panned by critics, it was a solid ratings hit and led to a sequel, Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood (1981).[1]
Plot[]
Joe Gallagher is a down-on-his luck boxer whose life and career undergo a change when an orphaned, little girl named Goldie is left in his care.
Cast[]
- O. J. Simpson - Joe Gallagher
- Melissa Michaelsen - Goldie Kellog
- Vincent Gardenia - Diamond
- Phil Silvers - Wally
- Ned Glass - Al Levinsky
- Gordon Jump - Alex
- Judyann Elder - Bernette Wilson
- Judy Landers - Bonnie
- Madlyn Rhue - Marsha
- Annazette Chase - Anne
- - Willie
- Fran Ryan - Cook
External links[]
References[]
- ^ Bogle, Donald (1988). Blacks in American Films and Television. New York & London: Garland Publishing, Inc. p. 323. ISBN 0-8240-8715-1.
Categories:
- 1979 films
- 1979 television films
- 1979 drama films
- American drama films
- American boxing films
- Drama television films
- Films about race and ethnicity
- Films scored by Jimmie Haskell
- NBC network original films
- American films
- United States television show stubs