If Wayne Morris played Kid Galahad in 1937, who played him in the 1962 remake?
Kid Galahad (1937 film) Kid Galahad (1937 film) Kid Galahad is a 1937 boxing film starring Edward G. Robinson, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart and, in the title role, rising newcomer Wayne Morris. It was scripted by Seton I. Miller and directed by Michael Curtiz. It was remade in 1941, this time in a circus setting, as "The Wagons Roll at Night", also with Bogart, and in 1962 as an Elvis Presley musical. The original version was re-titled The Battling Bellhop for television distribution in order to avoid confusion with the Presley remake. In Florida, boxing promoter Nick Donati (Edward G. Robinson) gets doublecrossed by
Kid Galahad (1937 film) Frank S. Nugent applauded Morris's "natural and easy performance. Time Out considered the film a "none too subtle exposition of the now well-worn theme of corruption in the boxing-ring", but conceded that "sleek direction and excellent performances keep it enjoyable." Dave Kehr of the "Chicago Reader" disagreed, characterizing it as "pretty much all genre and no nuance", though he found Curtiz's direction "surprising soft and light." Kid Galahad (1937 film) Kid Galahad is a 1937 boxing film starring Edward G. Robinson, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart and, in the title role, rising newcomer Wayne Morris. It was scripted by Seton I.