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    The Contender

    Poster of the movie The Contender
    1944     Action drama    
    USA
    1h 3min

    In order to get some extra money to send his son to military school, a truck driver turns amateur boxer. His success in that field convinces him take up the sport full-time, and he soon fights his way up to where he becomes a contender for the Heavyweight Championship. However, his chance at the title is endangered when he starts squiring around a flashy blonde and begins tasting the 'good life' of nightclubs, partying and booze.

    Directed bySam Newfield
    Written byGeorge Wallace Sayre, Jay Doten, Raymond L. Schrock
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    Starring

    Buster Crabbe
    Arline Judge
    Julie Gibson
    Donald Mayo
    Glenn Strange
    Milton Kibbee
    Roland Drew
    Sam Flint
    George Turner
    Duke York
    Jimmy Aubrey

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