The Prizefighter And The Lady

Starring: Myrna Loy, Max Baer, Primo Carnera, et al.

The prizefighter is the real deal -- real-life World Heavyweight Champion Max Baer in an acclaimed performance. The lady -- she's the real deal, too: Myrna Loy, just before she shot to renown in The Thin Man. The movie is a two-fisted bruiser of a rags-to-riches fight story, as fast and stinging as a workout on the punching bag. W.S. Van Dyke directs this saga of a has-been fight manager (Walter Huston) who rebuilds his career on the muscled back of a sailor (Baer) with lightning in his gloves and a mobster's moll (Loy) in his corner. The climactic scene pits Baer against then-reigning World Champion Primo Carnera (Baer would take his title the next year) in a thrill-packed fight refereed by ex-champ Jack Dempsey.

• Format: DVD
• UPC: 883316332030
• Release Date: January 1
• Rating: Not Rated
• Director: W.S. Van Dyke
• Starring: Myrna Loy, Max Baer, Primo Carnera, Jack Dempsey, Walter Huston, Otto Kruger, Vince Barnett, Muriel Evans, Robert McWade, Jean Howard
• Runtime: 1 hour, 42 minutes
• Weight: 0.18 lbs.