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The Contender

4.819441h 3mNRMovieDrama

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

DirectorSam Newfield
WritersGeorge Wallace Sayre·Jay Doten

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Cast · Directed by Sam Newfield

BCBuster Crabbe
Buster Crabbe
Gary Farrel
AJArline Judge
Arline Judge
Linda Martin
JGJulie Gibson
Julie Gibson
Rita Langdon
DMDonald Mayo
Donald Mayo
Mickey Farrel
GSGlenn Strange
Glenn Strange
Biff Benham
MKMilton Kibbee
Milton Kibbee
Pop Turner
RDRoland Drew
Roland Drew
Kip Morgan

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