Ann Blyth and Mickey Rooney in KILLER McCOY (1947)

Ann Blyth stars with Mickey Rooney today on TCM in the drama KILLER McCOY (1947).  Have a look here at my post on this movie at my Another Old Movie Blog - Another Old Movie Blog: Killer McCoy - 1947

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Killer McCoy - Ann Teams with Mickey Rooney

Killer McCoy (1947) proved to be something of a comeback for Mickey Rooney, having returned from the service after the war, and for Ann Blyth, just getting the momentum of her career moving again in the period after her disastrous accident in which she had fractured her spine.

It's an MGM picture, and though a boxing story, we can see the MGM gloss in the beautiful cinematography, especially the glamorous treatment Ann Blyth receives.  For more on Killer McCoy, have a look here at my Another Old Movie Blog.

Turner Classic Movies is showing Killer McCoy on this coming Tuesday, November 22nd, at 9 a.m. Eastern Time.

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Killer McCoy 1947

There was something about MGM gloss and glamour -- it permeated an entire production, from the still photos for publicity through the finished film (even in what would normally be considered a gritty gangster movie).  The above photo of Ann Blyth was for the film Killer McCoy (1947) which we discussed in more detail on my Another Old Movie Blog here.

She's photographed really beautifully in the movie, playing the troubled daughter of racketeer Brian Donlevy.  Mickey Rooney is the boxer trying to get out of the game, and both are lost souls who find each other amid the dirty deals of boxing's sordid underbelly.

It was her first MGM movie, but she'd be back for The Great Caruso (1951), and would eventually sign a contract with the studio, leaving her home studio, Universal, for a crack at some of the big, splashy musicals for which MGM was famous. It was a new direction, and a further blossoming of her enormous talent.

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