Watch Kid Monk Baroni (1952) Free Online

Release Date: 1952

Cast: Allene Roberts, Kathleen Freeman, Jack Larson, Leonard Nimoy, Richard Rober, Maurice Cass, Stuart Randall, Bruce Cabot

Categories: Movies, Sports, Action, Boxing

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. 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... MORE

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. 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 LESS