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Wikipedia article




'Bodyhold' is a 1949 American crime film noir sport film directed by Seymour Friedman and starring Willard Parker, Lola Albright, and Hillary Brooke.

Premise



Tommy Jones, a well-built plumber, is invited to join a troupe of wrestlers, but is surprised to learn that the sport of exhibition wrestling is not on the up-on-up.

Cast



* Willard Parker as Tommy Jones

* Lola Albright as Mary Simmons

* Hillary Brooke as Flo Woodbury

* Allen Jenkins as Slats Henry

* Roy Roberts as Charlie Webster

* Gordon Jones as Pat Simmons

* John Dehner as Sir Raphael Brokenridge

Reception



'The New York Times' called it a "dim saga".

References




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