---
title: 'Golden Boy (1939)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Rouben Mamoulian'
released: '1939-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 99
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/golden-boy-1939'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031377/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Golden Boy (1939)

1939 · 99 min · Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Golden Boy is a 1939 American drama romance sports film directed by Rouben Mamoulian, and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Adolphe Menjou, and William Holden. It is based on the 1937 play of the same title by Clifford Odets.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Rouben Mamoulian](https://cinepixo.com/people/rouben-mamoulian)
- **Screenplay:** [Daniel Taradash](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-taradash), [Victor Heerman](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-heerman), [Sarah Y. Mason](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarah-y-mason), [Lewis Meltzer](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-meltzer)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Johannes Brahms](https://cinepixo.com/people/johannes-brahms)
- **Producer:** [William Perlberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-perlberg)
- **Director of Photography:** [Karl Freund](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-freund), [Nicholas Musuraca](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-musuraca)
- **Editor:** [Otto Meyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-meyer-2)

## Cast

- [Charles Sullivan](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-sullivan)
- [Don Brodie](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-brodie)
- [Lee J. Cobb](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-j-cobb)
- [Barbara Stanwyck](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-stanwyck)
- [Adolphe Menjou](https://cinepixo.com/people/adolphe-menjou)
- [Charles Halton](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-halton)
- [Don Beddoe](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-beddoe)
- [Stanley Andrews](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-andrews)
- [Syd Saylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/syd-saylor)
- [Minerva Urecal](https://cinepixo.com/people/minerva-urecal)
- [William Holden](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-holden)
- [Joseph Calleia](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-calleia)
- [Robert Sterling](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-sterling)
- [Cyril Ring](https://cinepixo.com/people/cyril-ring)
- [Frank Jenks](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-jenks)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/golden-boy-1939
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