They Made Me a Criminal

Prizefighter Johnny Bradfield (John Garfield) is framed for murdering a reporter who discovered that Johnny's squeaky-clean persona is a façade. Then when it appears that Johnny has been killed in a fiery auto accident, the police close the case, and a ranching family in Arizona takes Johnny in. When money becomes scarce, it looks as though the family will be forced to sell the ranch, so Johnny enters a fight to obtain prize money to help save it. But when a police officer recognizes a picture of Johnny in the paper, he must choose between saving his flagging career by arresting the innocent boxer, or letting the case remain closed, allowing young Johnny to help the kind family save their home. (Echo Bridge Entertainment)