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The Champion Action-Comedy of the Year!
8 / 10 IMDb September 13, 1940 1h 4m
A shifty boxing promoter places an amateur in fixed fights, then hands his contract over to an suspicious female investigative reporter as a raffle prize. He later regrets his actions, however, when the boxer becomes an honest champion.
Director
Runtime
1h 4m
Release Date
September 13, 1940
Genre
Comedy, Adventure
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
Richard Arlen
as Dick 'Kid' Roberts
Andy Devine
as Andy Adams
Astrid Allwyn
as Pat Danbury
Douglas Fowley
as Slick Connolly
Charles D. Brown
as J.R. Stevens
Shemp Howard
as Sailor McNeill
Horace McMahon
as Slugger Mears
Charles Lane
as Henry 'Mitch' Mitchell
Wade Boteler
as Fight Commissioner Dunlap
George Lloyd
as Joe Johnson
Eddie Gribbon
as Pete Manson
Frank Mitchell
as Grogan's Manager
Reid Kilpatrick
as Ringside Commentator
Ben Alexander
as Dan Brown, Announcer
Al Bain
Bobby Barber
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
John Dilson
Frances Morris
Production Companies
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