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The Contender

The Contender

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Drama
📜 Overview: A truck driver turns to prizefighting with hopes of earning enough cash to send his son to military school. 1944.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1944-05-10
⌚ Running Time: 63 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 4.0

Beloved Cast

Buster Crabbe original image
Gary Farrel
Buster Crabbe
Arline Judge original image
Linda Martin
Arline Judge
Julie Gibson original image
Rita Langdon
Julie Gibson
Donald Mayo original image
Mickey Farrel
Donald Mayo
Glenn Strange original image
Biff Benham
Glenn Strange
Milton Kibbee original image
Pop Turner
Milton Kibbee
Roland Drew original image
Kip Morgan
Roland Drew

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