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By Joanne Hilty

Special to the Rappahannock News

In boxing lore, there have been few comeback stories as inspirational as the precipitous fall and equally dramatic ascension of Depression-era fighter James J. Braddock. Braddock and his change of fortune provided a shred of hope for the hard-knock lives and times of his fellow working-class Americans. Reuniting with his “A Beautiful Mind” star, Ron Howard and Russell Crowe bring the Braddock story to vivid life in a superbly acted, beautifully shot, highly engaging drama that ranks as one of Howard’s best efforts. The Rappahannock Association for the Arts and Community is showing “Cinderella Man” at The Theatre in Washington, VA, Friday, November 18, 8:00 p.m.

The story opens in 1928, when Braddock (Russell Crowe) was a promising light-heavy-weight, riding high with his manager Joe

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