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9/24/2015

The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933)

Palooka bartender gets discovered by a boxing manager when he easily disposes of an unruly patron. He meets a gal, gets married, and starts cheating on her immediately.

It's basically a rags to riches to swelled-head story that would’ve been better if the palooka were likable. At least Myrna Loy as his wife is sympathetic, even though we have to sit through her terrible lounge song “Downstream Drifter.” Twice.

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