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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 61-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Winner Take All
1939 1h 1m EN
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10.0
MASTERPIECE
★10.0TMDB · 1
DramaComedy
Synopsis
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When a waiter makes a lucky hit and wins a benefit prizefight, gamblers rig some fights for him; but a reporter arranges for a real boxer to put him in his place.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Tony Martin
Steve Bishop
Gloria Stuart
Julie Harrison
Henry Armetta
Papa Luigi Gambini
Slim Summerville
Mike Muldoon
Kane Richmond
Paulie Mitchell
Robert Allen
Tom Walker
Inez Palange
Mama Gambini
Johnnie Pirrone Jr.
Tony Gambibi
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Otto Brower
- Writers
- Frances Hyland, Albert Ray, Jerome Cady
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Otto Brower directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 61-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 287 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Tony Martin and Gloria Stuart and Henry Armetta carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0032131 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 61 min · 1h 1m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Otto Brower
Production companies
Who made it
20th Century Fox
US
Key crew
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- b movie
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1939-03-29
