WORLD IN MY CORNER
(Universal-International) Y Cert. S the title suggests, World in My Corner is a story of the ring, and like many another it takes the view that professional boxing isn’t always the clean, manly sport one would like it to be. The hero is Tommy Shea, a boy of promise who, finding himself out of work, takes up boxing seriously as the protégé of a wealthy New Yorker. As important for Tommy as his career-and eventually more important-are his relations with the possessive millionaire and his daughter. The point seems to be that it’s more important to be yourself than to have wealth or worldly. success. The boxing scenes are tremendously exciting. In exploring its other situation the film is not always quite so successful, though a certain recurring note of unsophisticated So ee rer me oe eG
freshness is not altogether unpleasing, As the hero, Audie Murphy is thoroughly likeable, and he’s well supported by John MaclIntire as his trainer, and Jeff Morrow as the millionaire. Barbara Rush is adequate as the girl. Jesse Hibbs directed.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 35, Issue 893, 14 September 1956, Page 17
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180WORLD IN MY CORNER New Zealand Listener, Volume 35, Issue 893, 14 September 1956, Page 17
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