The Big Punch (1948)
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Directors
Sherry Shourds
Cast
Gordon MacRae
The story
New York City boxer Johnny Grant has been ordered by his manager to throw his next match, but Johnny double-crosses him and knocks out his opponent instead. To even the score, the manager kills a police officer and frames Johnny for the murder. Johnny leaves town and hides out with pastor Chris Thorgenson in a small Pennsylvania town.
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