The Leather Pushers

"The Champion Action-Comedy of the Year!"

1940 1h 4m EN

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8.0

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★8.0TMDB · 1

ComedyAdventure

Synopsis

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A shifty boxing promoter places an amateur in fixed fights, then hands his contract over to an suspicious female investigative reporter as a raffle prize. He later regrets his actions, however, when the boxer becomes an honest champion.

“The Champion Action-Comedy of the Year!”

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Cast

Richard Arlen
Dick 'Kid' Roberts
Andy Devine
Andy Adams
Astrid Allwyn
Pat Danbury
Douglas Fowley
Slick Connolly
Charles D. Brown
J.R. Stevens
Shemp Howard
Sailor McNeill
Horace McMahon
Slugger Mears
Charles Lane
Henry 'Mitch' Mitchell

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Rawlins
Writers: Ben Chapman, Larry Rhine, Maxwell Shane
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 64-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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86 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Rawlins, shot by Stanley Cortez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Arthur Hilton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Richard Arlen and Andy Devine and Astrid Allwyn carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "The Champion Action-Comedy of the Year!".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0032695 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

John Rawlins directs. Stanley Cortez behind the camera. Arthur Hilton cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 64-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
286 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by John Rawlins, shot by Stanley Cortez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Arthur Hilton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Richard Arlen and Andy Devine and Astrid Allwyn carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The Champion Action-Comedy of the Year!".
7IMDB entry: tt0032695 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.