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Synopsis: Tom "the Bomber" Brown is an up-and-coming boxer who is a match away from winning the lightweight championship when a fight with a well-connected gambler, Smoothy Morgan, results in him needing to flee New York to avoid assault charges. While in hiding under the name Tom Hayes, he meets a young man by the name "Babyface" Madison and seeing his potential, offers to train him while secretly working as a gas station attendant to pay for the use of a gym. Tom's past and present eventually collide, however, when Babyface gets a shot at the title and Tom needs to return to New York as a result. Who's in it? The movie stars Frankie Darro , Kane Richmond , Fred 'Snowflake' Toones , Frances Grant and Jack La Rue. Review: I've had Born to Fight in my library for several weeks, mostly because I've enjoyed other Frankie Darro films. I finally got around to watching the movie this morning and was able to add it to the list of Darro movies I...

Synopsis: When rookie state trooper John Shields is killed his first day on the job, his younger brother, Freddie, becomes determined to help his future brother-in-law, Tom, capture the crooks responsible. His and Tom's lives are put in danger when an acquaintance turns out to be the secret ringleader. Who's in it? The movie stars Frankie Darro , Kane Richmond, Charlotte Henry , Willy Castello and Carleton Young. Review: I ended up picking out Young Dynamite this morning because I had enjoyed other Frankie Darro movies more than expected and had not yet seen him in a drama, just comedies. The movie ultimately wasn't quite as good as I was expecting but it was still a reasonably decent choice. Darro, as Freddie, does as solid of a job in this drama as he did in the comedy movies I've watched him in. I would describe Freddie as a bit reckless, trying to take on the crooks by himself and nearly getting killed a couple times in the process before the movie even reaches ...