2023 Fictitious Veterans Round 1

Tommy Mutch

Contest: 2023 Fictitious Veterans Round 1
TV Show/Movie Appeared: There Ain’t No Justice (1939)
Actor/Actress: Jimmy Hanley
Position Portrayed: Boxer
Why you should vote:: It was a clever take on the boxing/mafia motif.
Why you should not vote:: This was a critical hit in the U.K., though not well remembered today.
Ah, Boxing and the mob went so well together in old time boxing movies doesn’t it? In “There Ain’t No Justice” we meet Tommy Mutch, a mechanic turned boxer who is seduced in the world of pugilism and wins a series of fights, though unbeknownst to him was rigged as part of a gambling syndicate. It is a dark tale, but well written and respected in its time.