Glory Alley (1952)
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- Approved
- 1h 19min
- Drama, Music
- 06 Jun 1952 (USA)
- Movie
An about-to-retire New Orleans newspaper columnist tells the story of a most unforgettable character: boxer Socks Barbarossa.
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| Ralph Meeker | ... |
Socks Barbarrosa
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| Leslie Caron | ... |
Angela
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| Kurt Kasznar | ... |
The Judge
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| Gilbert Roland | ... |
Peppi Donnato
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| John McIntire | ... |
Gabe Jordan
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| Louis Armstrong | ... |
Shadow Johnson
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| Jack Teagarden | ... |
Jack Teagarden
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| Dan Seymour | ... |
Sal Nichols aka The Pig
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| Larry Gates | ... |
Dr. Robert Ardley
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Pat Goldin | ... |
Jabber
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| John Indrisano | ... |
Spider
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Mickey Little | ... |
Domingo
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| Dick Simmons | ... |
Dan
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Pat Valentino | ... |
Terry Waulker
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| David McMahon | ... |
Frank - the Policeman
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George Garver | ... |
Newsboy Addams
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Larry Anzalone | ... |
Fighter (uncredited)
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Frank Arnold | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Walter Bacon | ... |
Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
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| Bill Baldwin | ... |
Visiting Fireman (uncredited)
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| Joan Barton | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Oscar Blank | ... |
Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
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| Phil Bloom | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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George Boyce | ... |
Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
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| Chet Brandenburg | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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| Paul Bryar | ... |
Cab Driver (uncredited)
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| Barrie Chase | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Noble 'Kid' Chissell | ... |
Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
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Leo Cleary | ... |
Pastor (uncredited)
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Tom Coleman | ... |
Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
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James Conaty | ... |
Meeting Attendee (uncredited)
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| Pat Conway | ... |
Pete (uncredited)
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| Gene Coogan | ... |
Club Patron (uncredited)
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| Jonathan Cott | ... |
Lieutenant (uncredited)
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| John Damler | ... |
Major (uncredited)
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| Edgar Dearing | ... |
Man at Gym (uncredited)
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| Jimmy Dime | ... |
Ringsider (uncredited)
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| King Donovan | ... |
Telephone Technician (uncredited)
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Mike Donovan | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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| Marietta Elliott | ... |
Dancer in 'Jolie Jacqueline' Number (uncredited)
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Charles Ferguson | ... |
Man at Turkey Raffle (uncredited)
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Sam Finn | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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| Robert Foulk | ... |
Bouncer (uncredited)
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Jack Gargan | ... |
President Truman (uncredited)
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| John George | ... |
Vendor (uncredited)
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| Joseph Glick | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Jack Gordon | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Joe Gray | ... |
Fighter (uncredited)
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Suzy Greene | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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| Kit Guard | ... |
Raffle Ticket Buyer (uncredited)
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| Don Haggerty | ... |
Gambler (uncredited)
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Robert Haines | ... |
Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
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| Carl Harbaugh | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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| Larry Keating | ... |
Philip Louis Bennson (uncredited)
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| Johnny Kern | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Bert Keyes | ... |
Gambler (uncredited)
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| Joi Lansing | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Herbert Lytton | ... |
Dr. Barcall (uncredited)
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Beryl McCutcheon | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Joe McTurk | ... |
Ring Announcer (uncredited)
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| Louis Mercier | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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| Emile Meyer | ... |
General (uncredited)
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| Hans Moebus | ... |
Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
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| Jimmy O'Gatty | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Ted Pavelec | ... |
Goldy (uncredited)
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Charles Perry | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Jack Perry | ... |
Gambler (uncredited)
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| John Pickard | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Murray Pollack | ... |
Club Patron (uncredited)
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| Mitchell Rhein | ... |
Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
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| Stephen Roberts | ... |
Gambler (uncredited)
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| John Roy | ... |
Trainer (uncredited)
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| Phil Schumacher | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Erin Selwyn | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Sammy Shack | ... |
Fight Fan (uncredited)
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Court Shepard | ... |
Court Shepard (uncredited)
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| Charles Sherlock | ... |
Man in Gym (uncredited)
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| Carl Sklover | ... |
Gambler (uncredited)
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Bert Spencer | ... |
Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
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Gloria Stone | ... |
Dancer in 'Jolie Jacqueline' Number (uncredited)
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| Charles Sullivan | ... |
Raffle Ticket Buyer (uncredited)
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| Phil Tead | ... |
Tom - NYC Sportswriter (uncredited)
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| Eve Whitney | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Max Willenz | ... |
French Waiter (uncredited)
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| Harry Wilson | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Raoul Walsh | ||
Written by
| Art Cohn | ... | (screenplay) |
| Art Cohn | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Nicholas Nayfack | ... | producer |
Music by
| Pete Rugolo | ... | (uncredited) |
| Albert Sendrey | ... | (uncredited) |
| George Stoll | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| William H. Daniels | ||
Editing by
| Gene Ruggiero | ||
Art Direction by
| Malcolm Brown | ||
| Cedric Gibbons | ||
Set Decoration by
| F. Keogh Gleason | ||
| Edwin B. Willis | ||
Makeup Department
| John Truwe | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Joel Freeman | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
| Gilbert Kay | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Anders Gullberg | ... | poster artist : Sweden (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Douglas Shearer | ... | recording director |
| Robert B. Lee | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| A. Arnold Gillespie | ... | special effects |
Stunts
| John Indrisano | ... | fight scenes stager (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Helen Rose | ... | costumes: Leslie Caron |
Music Department
| Pete Rugolo | ... | orchestrator |
| George Stoll | ... | musical director (as Georgie Stoll) |
| Arthur Rosenstein | ... | vocal coach (uncredited) |
| Albert Sendrey | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Peter Ballbusch | ... | montage sequences |
| Charles O'Curran | ... | choreographer |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1952) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1952) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1952) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1952) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1953) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1953) (France) (theatrical)
- Metro (1956) (Norway) (theatrical)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In New Orleans, prizefighter Socks Barbarrosa suddenly runs out of the ring before his title bout and swears he'll never fight again. He gives no reason for his strange actions. His girlfriend Angela sticks by him, but her father, a blind man known as "The Judge," brands him a coward and refuses to let his daughter marry him. Socks joins the army, goes to Korea, and comes back a war hero. Everybody loves him again, except for the Judge. A secret in Socks' past is revealed as the explanation for his quitting the ring, and is also the key to his redemption in the Judge's eyes.
Written by John Oswalt |
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| Taglines | Street of tough guys, hot tunes, temptation...alive with love and larceny...courage and crime! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $971,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | None of the songs performed in the film are listed in the on-screen credits. In addition to the songs Louis Armstrong performed in the film, he recorded another song, "It's a Most Unusual Day," by Jimmy McHugh and Harold Adamson, but it was cut. That outtake, several songs from this film, plus songs from other Louis Armstrong M-G-M films, were included on a CD anthology entitled "Now You Has Jazz: Louis Armstrong at M-G-M," released in 1997 by Rhino Records. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited from Modern New Orleans (1940). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Glory Alley See more » |
| Quotes |
Gabe Jordan:
Politicians aren't New Orleans. For the real story you gotta go to the - real people. The people of desire on Piety Street. The people of piety on Desire Street. And the people of good intentions on Bourbon Street. My street. My favorite beat. It has more grifters, grafters, guzzlers, and guts than any other street in the world. Buccaneers Alley, Thieves Alley, and this stretch, the block I call Glory Alley. Glory Alley - a world of square guys with round edges. Where love with larceny, courage and crime, nobility and amorality, come out of the same barrel. Beer barrel or whiskey barrel, preferably bourbon. Life is fundamental to mugs, pugs, and lugs. You settle it with fists or rationalize it with dreams out of a bottle. Yet, in the bottom of life's gutter, you can find, if you look up hard enough, more beauty, dignity and sensitivity, than anywhere else in the world. Has beens, might have beens, never was it, and - champions. See more » |