errol flynn be gentleman jim in this 1942 film about boxer jim corbett and know a the man who beat john l. sullivan . direct with a light hand by flynn good friend and raoul walsh and the film also star alexis smith and jack carson and alan hale sr. and william frawley and ward bond . flynn play an ambitious and egotistical young man who have a natural talent for boxing and be sponsor by the exclusive olympic club in san francisco in the late 1800s . though good natured and the fact that he be a shanty irishman and a social climber build resentment in olympic club member while most of them can not wait to see him lose a fight and and they bet against him . despite this and he rise to fame and even work a an actor . finally he get the chance he be wait for and a match with the world champion and john l. sullivan ( ward bond ) . sullivan demand a $ 10 and 000 deposit to insure that corbett will appear to fight for the $ 25 and 000 purse . corbett and his manager ( frawley ) despair of get the money . however and help come in the form of a very unlikely individual . this be a very entertaining film and and jim corbett be an excellent role for flynn and who himself be a professional fighter at one time . he have the requisite charm and good look and athleticism for the role . alexis smith play victoria ware and his romantic interest who insist that she hat him . in real life and she doesn not seem to have exist while corbett be marry to olive lake morris from 1886 to 1895. the focus of the film be on corbett and his career rather than the history of boxing . corbett use scientific technique and innovation and be think of a the man who make prizefight an art form . in the film and corbett be fleet of foot and avoids be hit by his opponent while it be believe that he wear down john l. sullivan this way . good film to catch flynn at the height of his too short time a a superstar .