Director Allan Dwan’s excellent use of New York locations enlivens a rags-to-riches tale that fully exploits star George O’Brien’s championship boxing prowess.
George O’Brien
as John Breen
Virginia Valli
as Becka Lipvitch
Holmes Herbert
as Gilbert Van Horn
June Collyer
as Josephine Lambert
J. Farrell MacDonald
as Pug Malone
Dore Davidson
as Channon Lipvitch
Frank Allworth
as Flash
John Miltern
as Gerrit Rantoul
Johnny Dooley
as Grogan Gangster
Jean Armour
as Mrs. Breen (uncredited)
Frank Dodge
as Judge Kelly (uncredited)
William Fredericks
as Breen (uncredited)