They Never Come Back
Seen it?1932 | 64 min | Drama, Action, Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and action fans. If you loved The Silence of the Lambs or The Shawshank Redemption, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 4 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1932: an older pace and style.
Prizefighter Jimmy Nolan, facing an opportunity to get a championship fight, is knocked out when he sustains what is apparently a permanent injury to his arm. From there, Nolan's path leads downhill. He is drawn into a romance with a nightclub entertainer, then is framed on a theft charge by a jealous suitor. After his prison term, Nolan makes a spectacular comeback in a fight which proves his courage and integrity, while disproving the fallacy about the old sports adage that "they never come back."
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$1K worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 375 people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
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Cast & crew
Directed by Fred C. Newmeyer
- Regis ToomeyJimmy Nolan
- Dorothy SebastianAdele Landon
- Edward WoodsRalph Landon
- Greta GranstedtMary Nolan
- Earle FoxeJerry Filmore
- Gertrude AstorKate
- James J. JeffriesFirst Referee
- George ByronEddie Donovan
- 'Little Billy' RhodesMaster of Ceremonies
- Jack RichardsonHank Bates