body and soul be a satisfying and hard edge movie about box from the late forty and and be write by abe polonsky and and direct by robert rossen . this time it john garfield who the poor kid who put on the glove . the story be melodramatic and and a with most movie about the fight game and it present a a metaphor of american life and the american dream . well . some of u might feel differently . the acting and by garfield especially and be first rate and and the mood convincingly downbeat and at time depress . a a bridge between the social consciousness film of warner brother ( who do not produce this one ) and live television and the picture be fascinate and and one can see the liberal humanism of tv writer like rod serling aborning . the philco and alcoa show be right around the corner .