Paradise Alley(1978)

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Synopsis

The three Carboni brothers struggle to escape poverty in New York's Hell's Kitchen during the 1940s. Victor is a brawny iceman, Lenny an injured war veteran, and Cosmo is a slick con man. Cosmo decides that their best bet to get out of the slums is Victor's strength and talks his slow-witted brother into participating in a series of punishing wrestling matches. As Victor begins to have some success as "Kid Salami," his rise to the top is threatened by a local gangster who schedules a 22-round fight between him and his vicious wrestler, "Frankie the Thumper."
The three Carboni brothers struggle to escape poverty in New York's Hell's Kitchen during the 1940s. Victor is a brawny iceman, Lenny an injured war veteran, and Cosmo is a slick con man. Cosmo decides that their …
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In Theaters

  • January 1, 1978

MPAA Rating

PG

Genres

Action/Adventure

Run Time

1 hour 49 minutes

Distributors

Universal Pictures

Production Status

Released

Produced In

United States

Director

CAST

Sylvester Stallone

Cosmo Carboni

Lee Canalito

Victor "Kid Salami" Carboni

Armand Assante

Lenny Carboni

Frank McRae

Actor

Anne Archer

Annie O'Sherlock

Kevin Conway

"Stitch" Mahon
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