Overview
A fast-talking boxing manager and the somewhat hapless fighter he manages happen to run into a young man who was a good prizefighter in his day but is now out of the sport and has a drinking problem. They decide to train him for a big match, and in the process find themselves involved in romance, shady characters and a possible kidnapping.
Director and cast
- James Cruze Director
- Lee Tracy as Hap Hurley
- Roscoe Karns as Chick Moran
- Gail Patrick as Sue Parker
- Kent Taylor as Clint Blackburn
- Grace Bradley as Marie
- Billy Lee as Jimmy Parker
- G.P. Huntley as Major Fitz-Stanley
- Akim Tamiroff as Taxi Driver
- Gordon Westcott as George Parker
- Samuel S. Hinds as Mr. Pritchard
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