European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 13, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tommy Mickey Rodney keeps his Mother and Drunken father by Selling newspapers but cant stay out of fights at work. Killer Mccoy. ". W Fine lighting scenes help carry an entertaining film i n killer Mccoy a Story whose primary Appeal is to boxing fans Mickey Rodney gets a Chance to act and also to act Tough. An unkind Fate has saddled Tommy Mccoy Rooney with All the choicest troubles from Holly Wood s melodrama bag. These include a Drunken father James Dun responsibility in the death of his Best Friend Mickey Knox and an incident through which he becomes involved Witer a Bunch of gangster gamblers. Fighting loyally against these Odds Rooney puts in some really exciting boxing scenes. He is gracefully aided by a cast which includes Ann Blythe As the girl with whom he Falls in love and Brian Donlevy As her Gambler father. Produced by metro Goldwyn Mayer s Sam Zimbalist the Story moves fast enough to h fld the audience s attention even when the fighting flags. It is at times dramatic with interludes of real pathos and humor. The Early shots of Tommy s Home life in the slums of a midwestern City in particular strike a genuine note. As often happens Hollywood finds it Neces sary to Settle the Issue of the picture with guns a decision which probably makes a number of melodramatic scenes at the end far from convincing. However the movie is sufficiently interesting to make Good entertainment if taken Light heatedly evidently the spirit in which it was produced. 20 1tommy wins a local boxing show and attracts the attention of Johnny Martin Mickey Knox the referee. Johnny offers to train him if he and Tommy a father James Dunn will join his vaudeville show. Weekend. March 13, ims