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The Miracle Kid
The Miracle Kid
	Lobby card
Directed by	William Beaudine
Written by	Gerald Drayson Adams ; John T. Coyle; Henry Sucher
Produced by	John T. Coyle
Starring	Tom Neal ; Carol Hughes ; Vicki Lester
Cinematography	Arthur Martinelli
Edited by	Guy V. Thayer Jr.
Music by	Clarence Wheeler
Production; company	Producers Releasing Corporation
Distributed by	Producers Releasing Corporation
Release date	14 November 1941;
Running time	69 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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The Miracle Kid is a 1941 American sports comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Tom Neal, Carol Hughes and Vicki Lester.^[1]^[2] It was made and distributed by the low-budget Producers Releasing Corporation.

Synopsis

A young boxer named Jimmy Connley (portrayed by Tom Neal) finds his life turned upside down when he meets with sudden success in the ring.

Cast

Tom Neal as Jimmy Connley
Carol Hughes as Pat Hilton
Vicki Lester as Helen Gibbs
Betty Blythe as Madame Gloria
Ben Taggart as J. Hamilton Gibbs
Alex Callam as Al Bolger
Thornton Edwards as Pedro
Joe Gray as Kayo Kane
Paul Bryar as Rocco
Pat Gleason as Reporter
Billy McGowan as Trigger O'Brien
John Ince as Commissioner
Gene O'Donnell as Usher
Warren Jackson as Headwaiter
Larry McGrath as Referee
Sam Lufkin as Referee
Minta Durfee as Pheney
Gertrude Messinger as Marge
Adele Smith as Lorraine
Frank Otto as Shady

References

^ Fetrow p.311
^ Marshall p.322

Bibliography

Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.
Marshall, Wendy L. William Beaudine: From Silents to Television. Scarecrow Press, 2005.

External links

The Miracle Kid at IMDb
Synopsis at AllMovie
The Miracle Kid is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive

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[1] Fetrow p.311

[2] Marshall p.322

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 | name           = The Miracle Kid
-| image          =File:Miracle Kid lobby card.jpg
+| image          = Miracle Kid lobby card.jpg
-| caption        =Lobby card
+| caption        = Lobby card
 | director       = [[William Beaudine]]
-| producer       = [[John T. Coyle]]
+| writer         = [[Gerald Drayson Adams]] <br>[[John T. Coyle]]<br>[[Henry Sucher]]
+| producer       = John T. Coyle
-| writer         = [[Gerald Drayson Adams]] (screenplay)<br>[[John T. Coyle]] (screenplay)<br>[[Henry Sucher]] (idea and screenplay)
+| starring       = [[Tom Neal]] <br>[[Carol Hughes (actress)|Carol Hughes]] <br> [[Vicki Lester]]
 | narrator       =
-| starring       = See below
-| music          = [[Clarence Wheeler]]
 | cinematography = [[Arthur Martinelli]]
 | editing        = [[Guy V. Thayer Jr.]]
-| distributor    = [[Producers Releasing Corporation]]
+| music          = [[Clarence Wheeler]]
+| studio = [[Producers Releasing Corporation]]
-| released       = {{Film date|1941|11|14}}
+| distributor    = Producers Releasing Corporation
+| released       = {{Film date|df=yes|1941|11|14}}
 | runtime        = 69 minutes
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-'''''The Miracle Kid''''' is a 1941 American sports comedy film directed by [[William Beaudine]].
+'''''The Miracle Kid''''' is a 1941 American [[sports film|sports]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[William Beaudine]] and starring [[Tom Neal]], [[Carol Hughes (actress)|Carol Hughes]] and [[Vicki Lester]].<ref>Fetrow p.311</ref><ref>Marshall p.322</ref> It was made and distributed by the low-budget [[Producers Releasing Corporation]].
-==Plot==
+==Synopsis==
 A young boxer named Jimmy Connley (portrayed by Tom Neal) finds his life turned upside down when he meets with sudden success in the ring.
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 *[[Tom Neal]] as Jimmy Connley
 *[[Carol Hughes (actress)|Carol Hughes]] as Pat Hilton
-*[[Vickie Lester]] as Helen Gibbs
+*[[Vicki Lester]] as Helen Gibbs
 *[[Betty Blythe]] as Madame Gloria
 *[[Ben Taggart]] as J. Hamilton Gibbs
-*[[Alex Callam]] as Al Bolger
+*Alex Callam as Al Bolger
-*[[Thornton Edwards]] as Pedro
+*Thornton Edwards as Pedro
 *[[Joe Gray (actor)|Joe Gray]] as Kayo Kane
 *[[Paul Bryar]] as Rocco
-*[[Pat Gleason (actor)|Pat Gleason]] as Reporter
+*Pat Gleason as Reporter
-*[[Billy McGowan]] as Trigger O'Brien
+*Billy McGowan as Trigger O'Brien
 *[[John Ince (actor)|John Ince]] as Commissioner
-*[[Gene O'Donnell]] as Usher
+*Gene O'Donnell as Usher
-*[[Warren Jackson (American actor)|Warren Jackson]] as Headwaiter
+*Warren Jackson as Headwaiter
-*[[Larry McGrath]] as Referee
+*Larry McGrath as Referee
 *[[Sam Lufkin]] as Referee
 *[[Minta Durfee]] as Pheney
 *[[Gertrude Messinger]] as Marge
-*[[Adele Smith]] as Lorraine
+*Adele Smith as Lorraine
-*[[Frank Otto (actor)|Frank Otto]] as Shady
+*Frank Otto as Shady
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
-== Soundtrack ==
+==Bibliography==
+* Fetrow, Alan G. ''Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography''. McFarland, 1994.
-{{Empty section|date=December 2009}}
+* Marshall, Wendy L. ''William Beaudine: From Silents to Television''. Scarecrow Press, 2005.
 ==External links==
 *{{IMDb title|id=0035067|title=The Miracle Kid}}
-*{{allmovie|32803|Synopsis}}
+*{{allMovie title|32803|Synopsis}}
 *{{Internet Archive film|id=the_miracle_kid|name=The Miracle Kid}}
 {{William Beaudine}}
-{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2011}}
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-[[Category:1940s sports films]]
+[[Category:1940s sports comedy-drama films]]
 [[Category:American boxing films]]
-[[Category:American films]]
+[[Category:1940s English-language films]]
-[[Category:English-language films]]
 [[Category:American black-and-white films]]
 [[Category:Producers Releasing Corporation films]]
-[[Category:1940s comedy-drama films]]
 [[Category:Films directed by William Beaudine]]
-[[Category:American comedy-drama films]]
+[[Category:American sports comedy-drama films]]
-[[Category:1941 comedy films]]
+[[Category:1940s American films]]
+[[Category:English-language sports comedy-drama films]]
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+{{1940s-US-film-stub}}

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