Drama · United States of America · 1944 · 1h 3m

The Contender

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Director
Sam Newfield
Cast
Buster Crabbe as Gary Farrel Arline Judge as Linda Martin Julie Gibson as Rita Langdon Donald Mayo as Mickey Farrel Glenn Strange as Biff Benham Milton Kibbee as Pop Turner
Crew
George Wallace Sayre — Screenplay Raymond L. Schrock — Screenplay Jay Doten — Screenplay George Wallace Sayre — Story Jay Doten — Story
Synopsis

A truck driver turns to prizefighting with hopes of earning enough cash to send his son to military school. 1944.

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Key Collaborators
Sam Newfield Director George Wallace Sayre Screenplay Raymond L. Schrock Screenplay Jay Doten Screenplay George Wallace Sayre Story Jay Doten Story
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