Cinderella Man Movie Flashcard Notes

that joe sold all his possessions to help jimmy train

joe fronts the money for jimmy to train again, when mae goes over to joe's home what does she see?

he gets the money to pay the bills by going to the relief office to sign up for welfare and asks the boxing commission (his old employers) for money to get his kids back

what does jimmy do when his kids get sent away?

to confront/yell (at) him, she is worried about her husband (jimmy)

why does mae go over to joe's house?

the heat gets shut off and one of their kids (howard) gets sick

why does mae send the kids away? (2 reasons)

she worries because max buer has killed 2 men in the ring

why does mae worry for jimmy?

he tried to unionize the dock works

why does mike get fired?

to warn them of the mortal danger buer presents

why does the boxing commissioner call jimmy and joe for a meeting?

she finds her kids hiding in the stairwell, listening to the fight on the radio

after mae comes back from telling jimmy that she's behind him, what does she find

milk, its a flashback to the beginning of the movie where he goes to get milk for his kid but there is only a past due notice

what does jimmy say he's fighting for during an interview?

she tells him to not fight and to "break your hand if you have to", its foreshadowed in earlier scenes when jimmy says "i can't win without you behind me"

what does mae say when she confronts jimmy?

"you weren't there"

what does mae tell jimmy when he comes back and sees that his kids are gone?

he breaks his right hand

what happens to his hand>

sarah and the baby move out and mike goes to the hoovervile

what happens to mike and his family?

he tries to organize the other occupants, but gets accidently trampled by a horse and dies

what happens to mike at the hooverville?

jimmy is able to get a fight with a $50 purse but gets no money since it is called a no contest

what is the fight called and what happens to his boxing license?

at the madison square garden bowl

where does movie start?

he steals salami because he is scared he will get sent away, jimmy promises to never send him away

why does jay steal and what does jimmy promise?

his left hand is much better

why does jimmy win the fight that joe got him?

mike's kid has to share a birthday cake with the other kids in the neighborhood

why does jimmy's friend from the dock (mike) get angry and start a fight with sarah (mike's wife)?