Body and Soul (1947)


Body and Soul
Release Date22 August 1947
Other NamesAn Affair of the Heart
TaglineThe story of a guy that women go for!
GenreDrama, Film-Noir, Sport
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorBlack and White
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassSports Drama
MoodIn a Minor Key
ThemesBoxers
TonesGritty, Visceral, Tense, Stylized, Forceful
TagsBoxer, Career, Champion, Corruption, Deception, Fixed [corruption], Self Discovery

Body and Soul is a 1947 film noir which tells the story of a boxer who becomes involved with crooked promoters. It stars John Garfield, Lilli Palmer, Hazel Brooks, Anne Revere and William Conrad.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Charlie Davis

Peg Born

Alice

Anna Davis

Shorty Polaski

Roberts

Ben Chaplin

Art Smith
David Davis

Arnold

Peter Virgo
Drummer, Roberts' Bodyguard

Joe Devlin
Prince

Shimen, the Grocer

Larry Anzalone
Fighter being knockedout

Holly Bane
Ring Photographer

Party leader

Eddie Borden
Fight Crowd Extra

George M. Carleton
Prizefight Doctor

Wheaton Chambers
Doctor attending to Ben

Mary Currier
Miss Tedder

Sayre Dearing
Bartender

Artie Dorrell
Jack Marlowe

Taxi Driver

Boxer in training camp

Joe Gray
Cornerman

John Indrisano
Marlowe Fight, Referee for Davis

Sheldon Jett
Sam, Pool Hall Proprietor

Milton Kibbee
Dan, Marlowe's Manager

Mike Lally
The Timekeeper

Glen Lee
Marino

Man at Weigh-in

George Magrill
Fight Stadium Cop

Pat McKee
Fight Crowd Extra

Ringsider

Harold Miller
Fight Crowd Extra

Forbes Murray
Weigh-in Official

William H. O'Brien
Bartender

Frank Riggi
Boxer in training camp

Victor, the Butler

Jack Shelton

Larry Steers
Fight Crowd Extra

Bert Stevens
Party Extra

Dan Tobey
Fight Announcer

George Tyne
Charlie's Friend

Sailor Vincent
Fight Crowd Extra

John Wald
Ringside Announcer

Ulysses Williams
Boxer getting knockedout

Director

Producer

Abraham Polonsky
writer

Bob Roberts
producer

Original Music

Hugo Friedhofer
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Cinematographer

Editor

Art Director

Nathan Juran
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Set Decorator

Edward G. Boyle
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Makeup Department

Gustaf Norin
makeup supervisor

Production Manager

Joseph C. Gilpin
executive production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

assistant director

Sound Department

Frank Webster
sound engineer

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Marion Herwood Keyes
wardrobe designer

Editorial Department

Francis D. Lyon
supervising editor

Music Department

Emil Newman
conductor

Rudolph Polk
musical director

musician: sax, theme title

orchestrator

Other Crew

Gunther von Fritsch
montages director

Production Company

Enterprise Productions
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Distributor

United Artists

Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors

Favorite Films

Republic Pictures Home Video
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Artisan Entertainment

Wild Side Vidéo

Image Entertainment

Iris-Film

Miscellaneous

Sound Services
sound recording