Mushy Callahan
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Mushy Callahan was the 1926–1930 light welterweight world champion of boxing. After retiring from boxing in 1932, Callahan refereed hundreds of matches, and he had a 30-year career in Hollywood, takin
Boxer Art "Golden Boy" Aragon (right) fights Bobby Campbell in the ring with Mushy Callahan as referee, c. 1950.
Kid Galahad
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Kid Galahad is a 1962 American musical film starring Elvis Presley as a boxer. It was released by United Artists in August 1962 and opened at No. 9 at the American box office. Variety ranked it No. 37
Mushy Callahan
…was placed in charge of the Warner Bros. prop department. He soon was tapped by studios to choreograph boxing scenes, including the original 1937 and Elvis's 1962 remake of Kid Galahad and the 1938 sequel The Kid Comes Back, and to train and condition actors. He served as technical adviser on a number of films, include…
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