The Prizefighter and the Lady Movie Review 1933

In his first film role boxer Baer (who won the heavyweight boxing crown in 1934) is a natural as a fighter who falls for a beautiful nightclub singer (Loy). Baer and Loy get, but don't stay, together but she does turn out to be his lucky charm in the big fight finale. Fellow professional boxer Carnera, Baer's opponent in the climatic fight scene, refused to lose as the script indicated and the film ending was eventually rewritten. The likeable Baer later earned his living as an actor.

Distribution

Running time 102 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, Boxing

Cast

Max Baer, Myrna Loy, Otto Kruger, Primo Carnera, Walter Huston, Vince Barnett, Muriel Evans

Director

Woodbridge S. Van Dyke

Producer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures