Continuity mistake: When Mae is at the sink washing dishes and, behind her, Braddock is teaching his kids how to box, Mae turns around and emotionally yells, "No boxing in the house!", the strap on the apron she is wearing is twisted. They cut away and in the next shot the strap is no longer twisted.

Cinderella Man (2005)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Ron Howard
Starring: Russell Crowe, Paul Giamatti, Renée Zellweger, Paddy Considine, Craig Bierko
James Braddock (Crowe) makes a comeback after losing everything in the stock market. In the fight for the title against Max Baer who had killed 2 other men in previous fights, Braddock goes 15 rounds and is declared the point winner.
Hillary K.
Jim Braddock: I have to believe that when things are bad I can change them.
Trivia: The man who at the end announces that Jimmy Braddock is the winner is actually the Director's (Ron Howard) Father.
Question: I realize how much the wedding ring must have meant to Mae Braddock, but I don't see why she would not have pawned it, rather than send her children away or become sicker because they could not pay for the heat?
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Answer: In that case, you apparently don't realise how much the ring means to her.
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