An up and coming boxer ( Ben Lyon) runs into problems when he takes on a women fight manager (Constance Cummings). Ben Lyon is once again playing with Tom Dugan [They co-starred in "The Hot...
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Title: The Big Timer (1932)
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Ben Lyon | ... | Cooky Bradford | |
| Constance Cummings | ... | Honey Baldwin | |
| Thelma Todd | ... | Kay Mitchell | |
| Tom Dugan | ... | Schultzy (as Tommy Dugan) | |
| Robert Emmett O'Connor | ... | Dan Wilson (as Robert E. O'Connor) | |
| Charley Grapewin | ... | Pop Baldwin (as Charles Grapewin) | |
| Russell Hopton | ... | Sullivan | |
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Jack Miller | ... | Scrappy Martin |
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An up and coming boxer ( Ben Lyon) runs into problems when he takes on a women fight manager (Constance Cummings). Ben Lyon is once again playing with Tom Dugan [They co-starred in "The Hot Heiress"(1931)]. This one is directed by Edward Buzzell. 74 minutes.
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newspaper sports reporter | double feature film | seduction | grindhouse film | bare chested male |Taglines:
"I'm the guy who Okays the dames and Kayoes the palookas!" (original poster)Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
10 March 1932 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Challenger See more »Filming Locations:
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Terrific precode boxing film with Ben Lyon as the boxer and Constance Cummings as his manager/wife.
Snappy dialog helps move this story as Lyon starts to succeed but falls prey to a swelled head and floozy socialite Thelma Todd. Will there be redemption? Lyon is very handsome and has a great voice; Cummings is gorgeous. Each should have had better film careers. They were big names in early talkies but petered out by the middle of the decade.
Supporting cast includes Tom Dugan, Nat Pendleton, Charley Grapewin, Irving Bacon, Russell Hopton, Robert Emmett O'Connor, and Selmer Jackson.
Worth a look.