The Miracle Kid (1942)
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Synopsis of The Miracle Kid
The attractive physiques of Tom Neal and Carol Hughes are generously displayed in the PRC comedy The Miracle Kid. Neal is cast as Jimmy, a young boxer who surprisingly wins a bout with the established champ. The loser claims that he was "jinxed" by Jimmy in the ring, whereupon Our Hero is exploited by a group of health faddists adhering to the philosophy of "mind over matter". Jimmy is subsequently pitted against several "bums" so that the health nuts can prove the vercity of their theories, but in the end he proves that the "secret" to his success lies in his fists and not his subconscious. Carol Hughes costars as Jimmy's sweetheart Pat, who shows up at one point in a form-fitting bathing suit for no reason other than to satisfy the red-blooded males in the audience. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of The Miracle Kid
- Tom Neal - Jimmy Conley
- Vicki Lester - Helen
- Ben Taggart - Gibbs
- Minta Durfee - Pheney
- Frank Otto - Shady
- Pat Gleason - Reporter
- Gene O'Donnell - Usher
- John Ince - Commissioner
- Sam Lufkin - Referee
- Carolyn Hughes - Pat
- Betty Blythe - Gloria
- Thornton Edwards - Pedro
- Gertrude Messinger - Marge
- Paul Bryar - Rocco
- Joe Gray - Kayo Kane
- Warren Jackson - Headwaiter
- Larry McGrath - Referee
- Alex Callam - Bolger
- Director(s):
- William Beaudine
- Writer(s):
- Henry Sucher, Gerald Drayson Adams, John T. Coyle
- Producer(s):
- John T. Coyle
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