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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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