Kid Monk Baroni

Kid Monk Baroni
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
Editing by	Jason H. Bernie
Release date(s)	1952
Running time	79 minutes
Country	USA
Language	English

Kid Monk Baroni is a 1952 American film directed by Harold D. Schuster.

The film is also known as Young Paul Baroni in the United Kingdom.

Plot summary

From the NY Times: In the words of its star Leonard Nimoy, Kid Monk Baroni was the sort of film that "made unknowns out of celebrities." The young Nimoy is actually quite good as the title character, a boxer whose misshapen face has earned him the unwelcome nickname "Monk." Formerly an unregenerate street punk, Baroni is set on the proper path by parish priest Father Callahan (Richard Rober). Unfortunately, a run-in with his old gang forces Baroni to skip town. He becomes a professional pugilist under the aegis of manager Hellman (Bruce Cabot), taking out his pent-up frustrations in the ring. Able to afford plastic surgery, Baroni buys himself a handsome new face—and, with it, a dangerously oversized ego. Hoping to protect his new face from harm, Baroni washes out in the boxing ring, but redemption—and a lasting romance with Emily Brooks (Allene Roberts)--await just around the corner. Kid Monk Baroni was well-directed by Harold Schuster, whose previous efforts included My Friend Flicka and So Dear to My Heart. A flop at the box office, the film did nothing for the career of Leonard Nimoy, who was obliged to spend the next 15 years in relative obscurity before attaining a second chance at big-time stardom with TV's Star Trek.

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 Joey
• Maurice Cass as Pawnbroker
• William Cabanne as Fighter, the "Seattle Wildcat"

External links

• Kid Monk Baroni at the Internet Movie Database
• Kid Monk Baroni is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]