Kid Galahad

The other night, I was flipping through movie channels instead of working on my papers,and I came across the movie Kid Galahad on TCM, which I had to stop and watch. This movie, from 1937 (it was remade in the 60s with Elvis in the title role), is the story of a young bellhop named Ward Guisenberry who doesn't drink, smoke, go out, or, um, let's say associate with women. He works as a bellhop in a big city, but he is saving up money to buy a farm. Basically, he's a slightly annoying but very good-looking goody-goody. One night, Ward gets sent up to the penthouse to mix drinks at a party being held by a boxing manager, Nick Donati, and his girlfriend, Fluff (played by Bette Davis!). All the girls think he's cute, which upsets Donati, and a brawl breaks out. Ward comes to Fluff's rescue when she is threatened by one of the men, and it turns out he packs a mean punch. So Donati makes him a boxing star, and along the way, Fluff dubs him "Kid Galahad." Fluff and Donati's sister both fall for him, and things get messy. I'll confess, I didn't watch the whole thing, but I thought it was worth a mention! Here's a trailer, the part that's most worth watching starts at 1:57. Happy writing, everyone!