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The Life of Jimmy Dolan

Stranger Than Fiction! It starts with a wallop, sweeps from one thrilling love-scene to the next...then amazingly reveals why this public idol HAD to lead a double life!

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1933•1h 28m

Champion boxer Jimmy Dolan has cultivated a wholesome image for himself, but he's a boozer and womanizer behind the scenes. Intoxicated at a party, he punches a reporter who threatens to expose his hypocrisy, and accidentally kills him. Dolan panics and skips town, winding up on a farm that serves as a home for disabled children run by kindhearted Peggy. As the cynical Dolan falls for Peggy, he begins to change his ways.

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John Wayne in "The Life of Jimmy Dolan" (1933)

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Photo of Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Jimmy

Photo of Loretta Young

Loretta Young

Peggy

Photo of Aline MacMahon

Aline MacMahon

Auntie

Photo of Guy Kibbee

Guy Kibbee

Phlaxer

Photo of Lyle Talbot

Lyle Talbot

Doc

Photo of Fifi D'Orsay

Fifi D'Orsay

Budgie

Photo of Harold Huber

Harold Huber

Reggie Newman

Photo of Shirley Grey

Shirley Grey

Goldie West

Photo of George Meeker

George Meeker

Charles Magee

Photo of John Wayne

John Wayne

Smith

Photo of Arthur Hohl

Arthur Hohl

Herman Malvin

Photo of Edward Arnold

Edward Arnold

Inspector Ennis

Photo of Joan Barclay

Joan Barclay

Well-Wisher

Photo of Robert Barrat

Robert Barrat

Sheriff

Photo of Allen 'Farina' Hoskins

Allen 'Farina' Hoskins

Sam

Photo of Clarence Muse

Clarence Muse

Masseur

Photo of Anne Shirley

Anne Shirley

Mary Lou

Photo of David Durand

David Durand

George Lewis

Photo of Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney

Freckles (uncredited)

Photo of Sammy Stein

Sammy Stein

King Cobra

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