Monkey on My Back (1957) is an American biographical film. It was produced by Edward Small and directed by Andre de Toth. The film centers around the life journey of a professional boxer and World War II hero, Barney Ross.
Here’s how you can watch and stream Monkey on My Back (1957) via streaming services such as Amazon Prime Video.
Is Monkey on My Back (1957) available to watch via streaming?
Yes, Monkey on My Back (1957) is available to watch via streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
The movie follows boxer Barney Ross who becomes a champion in 1930. He meets Cathy Holland, a chorus girl, whom he falls in love with. He hides his habit of gambling from her. Barney gets into trouble when he loses a fight and owes a lot of money to a guy named Big Ralph. When World War II starts, Barney joins the Marines. During the war in the South Pacific, Barney saves a soldier’s life and gets a Silver Star. But he also gets sick with malaria and starts using morphine as medicine.
The film stars Cameron Mitchell as Barney Ross, Dianne Foster as Cathy Holland, Paul Richards as Rico, and Jack Albertson as Sam Pian.
Watch Monkey on My Back (1957) streaming via Amazon Prime Video
Monkey on My Back (1957) is available to watch on Amazon Prime Video.
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Monkey on My Back’s (1957) official synopsis is as follows:
“The painfully true story of welterweight boxing champion Barney Ross is detailed in Monkey on My Back. Cameron Mitchell stars as Ross, whose meteoric ring career is interrupted when he joins the Marines at the outset of WWII. A highly decorated hero, Ross contracts malaria oversees and is given morphine to assuage the pain. By the time he returns to the states, Ross is a confirmed drug addict. Before he can rise to the top again, he must hit rock bottom and his descent into the hell of narcotics dependency is graphically illustrated (so much so that the film was almost denied a Production Code seal). Though a cured Barney Ross served as technical advisor for Monkey on My Back, he ended up suing the producers for defamation of character — and lost.”
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