A drunk ex-champ, a fast-talking manager, and 60 minutes of pure pre-Code chaos.
A fast-talking boxing manager and the somewhat hapless fighter he manages happen to run into a young man who was a good prizefighter in his day but is now out of the sport and has a drinking problem. They decide to train him for a big match, and in the process find themselves involved in romance, shady characters and a possible kidnapping.
Acting
Lee Tracy's motor-mouth con man energy is pure electricity.
Writing
Wit so fast you'll need subtitles to catch every zinger.
Director
James Cruze
Lee Tracy
Hap Hurley
Roscoe Karns
Chick Moran
Gail Patrick
Sue Parker
Kent Taylor
Clint Blackburn
Grace Bradley
Marie
Billy Lee
Jimmy Parker
G.P. Huntley
Major Fitz-Stanley
Akim Tamiroff
Taxi Driver
Gordon Westcott
George Parker
Samuel S. Hinds
Mr. Pritchard
Sarah Edwards
Abigail Adams
Lillian Leighton
Mrs. Mason
Ferdinand Munier
Jerry Mason
Irving Bacon
Brick Briggs
Florence Lake
Doris Pritchard
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lee Tracy was Hollywood's definitive fast-talking cynic of the 1930s, so iconic he inspired Bugs Bunny's mannerisms.
Released just before the Hays Code fully clamped down, this retains the era's looser morality and sharper barbs.
US
