The Prizefighter and the Lady

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The Prizefighter and the Lady is a 1933 romantic drama film that blends boxing action with melodrama, notable for featuring real-life heavyweight champion Max Baer in a prominent role.

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The Prizefighter and the Lady canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film ⓘ
romantic drama film ⓘ
artDirectionBy Cedric Gibbons ⓘ
basedOn story by Frances Marion ⓘ
castMember Jack Dempsey ⓘ
Max Baer ⓘ
linked to: Max Baer Sr.

Max Baer Sr. ⓘ
Mickey Rooney ⓘ
Myrna Loy ⓘ
Otto Kruger ⓘ
Primo Carnera ⓘ
Robert Taylor ⓘ
Walter Huston ⓘ
cinematographer James Wong Howe ⓘ
composer William Axt ⓘ
costumeDesignBy Adrian ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
director W. S. Van Dyke ⓘ
distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ
era Pre-Code era ⓘ
filmEditingBy Ben Lewis ⓘ
follows career of a rising prizefighter ⓘ
format black-and-white film ⓘ
genre boxing film ⓘ
romantic drama ⓘ
sports film ⓘ
hasBoxingMatchDepiction fictional bout between Max Baer and Primo Carnera ⓘ
hasRealLifeBoxerInCast Jack Dempsey ⓘ
Max Baer ⓘ
linked to: Max Baer Sr.

Primo Carnera ⓘ
hasSetting boxing world ⓘ
includesTheme fame and ambition ⓘ
personal redemption ⓘ
romantic relationships ⓘ
mainSubject boxing ⓘ
medium theatrical feature film ⓘ
mpaaRating Pre-Code Hollywood film ⓘ
narrativeLocation San Francisco ⓘ
notableFor blend of boxing action and melodrama ⓘ
featuring real-life heavyweight champion Max Baer in a prominent role ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
producer Irving Thalberg ⓘ
productionCompany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ
publicationDate 1933 ⓘ
runtime approximately 102 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter Anita Loos ⓘ
Frances Marion ⓘ

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Max Baer Sr. → notableWork → The Prizefighter and the Lady ⓘ
W. S. Van Dyke → notableWork → The Prizefighter and the Lady ⓘ
W. S. Van Dyke → directed → The Prizefighter and the Lady ⓘ