The Prizefighter and the Lady

US (1933): Crime/Sports/Romance

Steve Morgan (Max Baer) is just a heavy duty bartender when Edwin J. Bennett (Walter Huston), 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 (Myrna Loy) and her driver. Steve takes Belle to a farmhouse and is smitten by her, but she is Willie Ryan's (Otto Krueger) 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 earnest and is 19 for 19 in the ring. However, he has an eye for the ladies and an expanding ego to match. W.S. Van Dyke and Howard Hawks direct for Metro; Primo Carnera and Jack Dempsey appear in cameo roles. (Tony Fontana, IMDb)

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