Walter Gulick (Elvis Presley) is a soldier fresh out of the military. He's a mechanic who gets work as a sparring partner in a boxing camp run by Willy Grogan (Gig Young). He starts as a punching bag and then he knocks out the big guy. Lew Nyack (Charles Bronson) is the trainer.
The most surprising aspect of this movie is that they put Elvis Presley's pretty face in the line of fire. Sure, I know they fake the boxing, but even fake punches can connect every once in a while. It's nice to see Charles Bronson. I can't buy Elvis as a boxer. His face is too pretty. His singing is the real part. The boxing is really the fake coloring around the music.
The most surprising aspect of this movie is that they put Elvis Presley's pretty face in the line of fire. Sure, I know they fake the boxing, but even fake punches can connect every once in a while. It's nice to see Charles Bronson. I can't buy Elvis as a boxer. His face is too pretty. His singing is the real part. The boxing is really the fake coloring around the music.