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The Prizefighter and the Lady is a 1933 pre-Code Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer romance film starring Myrna Loy and the professional boxers Max Baer, Primo Carnera, and Jack Dempsey. The film was adapted for the screen by John Lee Mahin and John Meehan from a story by Frances Marion. Marion was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Story.
Original Release
11/10/1933
US Release
11/10/1933
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Myrna Loy | Belle / Belle Mercer |
| Max Baer | Steve Morgan / Steve |
| Primo Carnera | Carnera |
| Jack Dempsey | Promoter |
| Walter Huston | Professor / Edwin J. Bennett ("The Professor") |
| Otto Kruger | Willie Ryan |
| Vince Barnett | Bugsie |
| Robert McWade | Adopted Son |
| Muriel Evans | Linda |
| Jean Howard | Show Girl / Showgirl |
Directors
Writers
John Lee Mahin, John Meehan, Frances Marion
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Myrna Loy | Belle / Belle Mercer |
| Max Baer | Steve Morgan / Steve |
| Primo Carnera | Carnera |
| Jack Dempsey | Promoter |
| Walter Huston | Professor / Edwin J. Bennett ("The Professor") |
| Otto Kruger | Willie Ryan |
| Vince Barnett | Bugsie |
| Robert McWade | Adopted Son |
| Muriel Evans | Linda |
| Jean Howard | Show Girl / Showgirl |
| Dorothy Appleby | Woman in Bar |
| Zita Baca | Dancer |
| Brooks Benedict | Reporter at Training Camp |
| Leila Bennett | Stool-Pigeon Maid |
| Harry C. Bradley | Bar Patron #4 |
| Don Brodie | Reporter |
| Billy Coe | Billy Cow - Timekeeper for Big Fight |
| Cora Sue Collins | Farmer's Daughter |
| Bill Duffy | Bill Duffy - Carnera's Manager |
| Edward Earle | Ryan's Associate |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| W.S. Van Dyke | Producer |
| Hunt Stromberg | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1934 | Oscar | Best Writing, Original Story | Nominated |
