Kid Monk Baroni
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| Directed by | Harold D. Schuster |
| Written by | Aben Kandel (original screenplay) Dick Conway (additional dialogue) |
| Produced by | Jack Broder (producer) Herman Cohen (associate producer) |
| Starring | See below |
| Cinematography | Charles Van Enger |
| Edited by | Jason H. Bernie |
| Music by | Herschel Burke Gilbert |
Production company | Jack Broder Productions Inc. |
| Distributed by | Realart Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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.
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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kid Monk Baroni.
- Kid Monk Baroni at IMDb
- Kid Monk Baroni at Rotten Tomatoes
- Kid Monk Baroni is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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