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The Big Chance (1933)

62 min  -  Action | Adventure | Crime
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Gangsters try to get a boxer to throw an important fight.

Director:

Albert Herman

Writer:

Mauri Grashin (story)
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The Big Chance -- Gangsters try to get a boxer to throw an important fight.
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
John Darrow John Darrow ...
Merna Kennedy Merna Kennedy ...
Natalie Moorhead Natalie Moorhead ...
Mickey Rooney ...
Matthew Betz Matthew Betz ...
Flash McQuaid
J. Carrol Naish J. Carrol Naish ...
Undetermined Role (scenes deleted)
Hank Mann Hank Mann ...
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Storyline

Frankie, a young prizefighter, wins a fixed boxing match as part of a crime boss's plan to have him build up a following and then have him throw a championship fight. Later, while training, Frankie meets Mary as she is going to church with her family, and he begins a romance with her. The crime boss orders Frankie to stay away from Mary, while continuing to arrange for Frankie to win more fights. Just before Frankie's fight with the champion, he and the boss have an argument. Their plans to fix the fight are overheard by Mary's young brother, which soon leads to a tense situation. Written by Snow Leopard  

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Boxer | Prizefighter | Training | Champion | Crime Boss  | See more »

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Romance | Sport

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

The American Film Institute Catalog erroneously credits Eleanor Boardman as "Singer". Eleanor Boardman is not in the film. Virginia True Boardman plays Mrs. Wilson, and Marian Mansfield is the Singer; AFI also credits 6th billed J. Carrol Naish as "Mr. Wilson." Naish, through credited in the film's opening credits, does not appear in the film; Frank LaRue (uncredited) plays "Mr. Wilson." See more »