Buster Crabbe as a Prizefighter in the Classic Boxing Movie the Contender DVD (1944) Also Featuring Arline Judge, Julie Gibson, Donald Mayo, Glenn Strange, Milton Kibbee, Roland Drew, Sam Flint, George Turner, Duke York, and Jimmy Aubrey.

Buster Crabbe as a Prizefighter in the Classic Boxing Movie The Contender DVD (1944) Also featuring Arline Judge, Julie Gibson, Donald Mayo, Glenn Strange, Milton Kibbee, Roland Drew, Sam Flint, George Turner, Duke York, and Jimmy Aubrey.

  • Year: 1944
  • Run time: 63 minutes
  • Director: Sam Newfield
  • Starring: Buster Crabbe, Arline Judge, Julie Gibson, Donald Mayo, Glenn Strange, Milton Kibbee, Roland Drew, Sam Flint, George Turner, Duke York, Jimmy Aubrey

Packing a sizeable punch of heart and drama, The Contender is a vintage cinematic boxing experience. Boxing in the 1940s rose up from the “club” level, where local hardworking men would duke it out after a long day on the job – not the pampered professionals in the sport today. Our hardworking man in this film is none other than Buster Crabbe, a two time Olympic medalist who became a fixture of Hollywood movies. Crabbe decides to try prizefighting to take in extra bread – and he finds himself to

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