Whiplash (1948)
3.3 of 5 from 46 ratings
1h 31min
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- Synopsis:
A struggling painter, Mike Gordon (Dane Clark), is unhappy that cafe owner Sam (S.Z. Sakall) has let a customer, Laurie Durant (Alexis Smith), purchase one of his works. Mike considers his art worthless and goes to Laurie offering to buy it back. She insists on keeping it, so Mike invites her to dinner instead. Mike falls for Laurie after a romantic night, then is caught off guard when she leaves town without a word. He learns that the painting was mailed to a Dr. Arnold Vincent (Jeffrey Lynn), but can't get the doctor to explain why. A woman he knows, Chris Sherwood (Eve Arden), insists on Mike accompanying her to a nightclub. There, to his astonishment, Laurie is the featured singer. The club is owned by Rex Durant (Zachary Scott), a crippled ex-boxer, and Laurie is his wife. Durant's looking for a new fighter to train. He likes the way Mike handles himself when a scuffle occurs. At the gym, it turns out Dr. Vincent works for Durant and is Laurie's brother as well. Durant has a hold on Vincent, blaming him for a botched operation that left him in a wheelchair for life. Laurie only stays with Durant so he won't sue her brother for malpractice. Adopting the name "Mike Angelo" as a nod to his interest in art, Mike becomes a prizefighter. But he suffers a concussion in a personal disagreement with Costello, one of Durant's tough goons. Durant forces him to proceed with a scheduled bout, having discovered the painting and learning Laurie is in love with Mike. Mike is beaten badly in the ring. He manages to rally and win, but collapses and requires brain surgery. Vincent is murdered by Costello, but when Durant's wheelchair rolls away into oncoming traffic, he is struck by a car and killed. Mike recovers and leaves boxing forever, Laurie by his side. - Actors:
- Dane Clark, Alexis Smith, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden, Jeffrey Lynn, S.Z. Sakall, Alan Hale, Douglas Kennedy, Ransom M. Sherman, Freddie Steele, Robert Lowell, Don McGuire, Larry Anzalone, Paul Baxley, John Daheim, Sayre Dearing, Gene Delmont, Jimmie Dodd, Bess Flowers, Rudolf Friml Jr.
- Directors:
- Lewis Seiler
- Writers:
- Maurice Geraghty, Harriet Frank Jr.
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Romance, Sports & Sport Films
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