Bodyhold

Bodyhold is a 1949 American crime film noir sport film directed by Seymour Friedman and starring Willard Parker, Lola Albright, and Hillary Brooke.^[1]

Bodyhold
Directed by	Seymour Friedman
Screenplay by	George Bricker
Produced by	Rudolph C. Flotlow
Starring	Willard Parker Lola Albright Hillary Brooke
Cinematography	Henry Freulich Philip Tannura
Edited by	James Sweeney
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	December 8, 1949 (1949-12-08)
Running time	63 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Tommy Jones, a well-built plumber, is invited to join a troupe of wrestlers, but is surprised to learn that the sport of exhibition wrestling is not on the up-on-up.

Cast

• Willard Parker as Tommy Jones
• Lola Albright as Mary Simmons
• Hillary Brooke as Flo Woodbury
• Allen Jenkins as Slats Henry
• Roy Roberts as Charlie Webster
• Gordon Jones as Pat Simmons
• John Dehner as Sir Raphael Brokenridge

Reception

The New York Times called it a "dim saga".^[2]