The Prizefighter and the Lady
1933·United States·102 min.
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Steve is just a heavy duty bartender when Edwin J. Bennett, known as the Professor, starts training him for the ring. While doing road work, he is almost killed by a speeding car which crashes into a ditch. In the car is Belle Mercer and her driver. Steve takes Belle to a farmhouse and is smitten by her, but she is Willie Ryan's Girl. The fight is a breeze and later, Steve again meets Belle with Willie. That night, Steve and Belle disappear and return married, much to the disappointment of Ryan. Then Steve starts training in ernest and is 19 for 19 in the ring. However, he has an eye for the women and an expanding ego to match.
CinematographyLester White
CastMyrna Loy·Max Baer·Primo Carnera·Jack Dempsey·Walter Huston·Otto Kruger·Vince Barnett·Robert McWade·Muriel Evans·Jean Howard·Dennis O'Keefe
Original titleThe Prizefighter and the Lady