"TWO PALS BATTLE FOR THE HEAVYWEIGHT CROWN!"

1938

1h 0m

5.3(3 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Overview

A ring veteran turns a Texas tenderfoot into a winning fighter.

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10 members

Acting

Wayne Morris

Rush Conway

Acting

Barton MacLane

Gunner Malone

Acting

June Travis

Mary Malone

Acting

Maxie Rosenbloom

Stan Wilson

Acting

Archie Robbins

Kenneth "Rocky" Rockwell (as James Robbins)

Acting

Dickie Jones

Bobby Doyle

Acting

Joseph Crehan

Danny Lockridge

Acting

Ward Bond

Spike

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Herbert Rawlinson

Mr. D. Redman

Acting

Frank Otto

Joey Meade

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