Bodyhold is a 1949 American crime film noir sport film directed by Seymour Friedman and starring Willard Parker, Lola Albright, and Hillary Brooke.[1]

Bodyhold
Directed bySeymour Friedman
Screenplay byGeorge Bricker
Produced byRudolph C. Flotlow
StarringWillard Parker
Lola Albright
Hillary Brooke
CinematographyHenry Freulich
Philip Tannura
Edited byJames Sweeney
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Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • December 8, 1949 (1949-12-08)
Running time
63 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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Tommy Jones, a well-built plumber, is invited to join a troupe of wrestlers, but is surprised to learn that the sport of exhibition wrestling is not on the up-on-up.

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Reception

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The New York Times called it a "dim saga".[2]

References

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  1. ^ Scheuer, Philip K. (Dec 16, 1949). "Bail Bond Drama Now on Screens". Los Angeles Times. p. A13.
  2. ^ A. W. (Dec 9, 1949). "At the Palace". The New York Times. p. 37.
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