

A drunk ex-champ, a fast-talking manager, and 60 minutes of pure pre-Code chaos.
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.
Acting
Lee Tracy's motor-mouth con man energy is pure electricity.
Writing
Wit so fast you'll need subtitles to catch every zinger.

Director
James Cruze
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lee Tracy was Hollywood's definitive fast-talking cynic of the 1930s, so iconic he inspired Bugs Bunny's mannerisms.
Released just before the Hays Code fully clamped down, this retains the era's looser morality and sharper barbs.