Kid Monk Baroni
Kid Monk Baroni is a 1952 American film noir sport film directed by Harold D. Schuster. It is also known as Young Paul Baroni in the United Kingdom and is noted for being an early film appearance for Leonard Nimoy, who would become famous for his role as Spock on the TV series Star Trek. This film marks the first time that Nimoy played the lead role in a motion picture.
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| Directed by | Harold D. Schuster |
| Produced by | Jack Broder (producer) Herman Cohen (associate producer) |
| Written by | Aben Kandel (original screenplay) Dick Conway (additional dialogue) |
| Starring | See below |
| Music by | Herschel Burke Gilbert |
| Cinematography | Charles Van Enger |
| Edited by | Jason H. Bernie |
Production company | Jack Broder Productions Inc. |
| Distributed by | Realart Pictures |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
A disfigured street kid (Leonard Nimoy) has plastic surgery and turns pro after a parish priest (Richard Rober) shows him how to box.
Cast
- Richard Rober as Father Callahan
- Bruce Cabot as Mr. Hellman
- Allene Roberts as Emily Brooks
- Mona Knox as June Travers
- Leonard Nimoy as Paul "Monk" Baroni
- Jack Larson as Angelo
- Budd Jaxon as Knuckles
- Archer MacDonald as Pete
- Kathleen Freeman as Maria Baroni
- Joseph Mell as Gino Baroni
- Paul Maxey as Mr. Al Petry
- Stuart Randall as Mr. Moore
- Chad Mallory as Tony
- Ted Avery as Joey
- Madelynn Broder as Little Girl in Church
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kid Monk Baroni. |
- Kid Monk Baroni on IMDb
- Kid Monk Baroni at Rotten Tomatoes
- Kid Monk Baroni is available for free download at the Internet Archive
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