james j. corbett autobiography the roar of the crowd be the starting point of this lively and well remember fictionalize biography . the author be heavyweight champion of the world and succeed john l. sullivan and before the turn of the century . the event of the narrative depict corbett a a brash but likable and intelligent young man whose conquest of the world of boxing and social prejudice in his time and when he be consider merely the son of irish immigrant and a lowly bank teller and a nobody surprise everyone . it take him several hour of excite and often amuse screen time to prove his compeer be wrong . he be an bank teller when the film open and but he somehow wangle an invitation to a sporting club for the well to do . he fall in love with a beautiful but snobbish girl and with whom he always seem to be quarrel and and he live at home with a brawling clan of corbett who seem to fight with one another as often a with others . when he defeat the club best and a professional fighter borough in to embarrass him and he finally decide to become famous by fight . he set out on the road with his friend and who act a manager and trainer and and despite a few near setback and he win all his bout and attract attention . come home to pursue his girl again and he contrive to annoy the boston strongboy and mighty john l. sullivan and who enter bar and claim he can lick any man in the world . few believe he can win a bout against sullivan and but corbett and dub gentleman jim for his gracious manner and patrician appearance surprise everyone by move and dance out of range and and negate the furious sullivan power . the film fine scene perhaps come when a beaten sullivan come to congratulate corbett . the new champion rise to the moment and tell sullivan a few year before it might have be different and and show him nothing but admiration and respect . he get his girl a a result of his two performance and but by the end of the film and a they visit his s parent and his manager be able to tell the world and the corbett be at it again . the film be attractive and have a consistent style without be flashy . the script be write by veteran horace mccoy and vincent lawrence from the corbett novel . sidney hickox do the cinematography and with period set decoration by clarence steensen and art direction by ted smith . heinz roemheld do the music and milo anderson the gown . the film be ably direct by action film specialist raoul walsh . flynn also like work with walsh but do not care for the other director he work for most often and michael curtiz . among the cast and be ward bond a john l. sullivan and in one of his best performance lovely alexis smith a bit spotty but intelligent a the girl corbett love and a very able errol flynn a corbett and a young man he seem to relish playing he later say it be his favorite role from the period . jack carson be his manager and alan hale his charismatic father and john loder a rich foe and with william frawley and minor watson and madeleine lebeau and rhys williams and arthur shield and dorothy vaughn and mike mazurki along for the enjoyable proceeding . it be hard to say enough about the logic and light hearted fun this movie maker have generate while it be one of the best liked of all sport biography film and and by my standard one of the most enjoyable as well .