Ex-Champ (1939) DVD-R

Starring Victor McLaglen, Tom Brown, Nan Grey, William Frawley, Constance Moore
Directed by Phil Rosen

Print: black/white
Runtime: 64 min.
Genre: drama
Print Quality: B

In this boxing drama, an ex-champ finds himself working as a doorman at a nightclub. His
son aspires to a high caliber career on Wall Street; he is getting ready to marry a banker's
daughter. When not working at the club, the boxer trains a welterweight with championship
potential. Later the son gets caught embezzling funds. To help him pay it back the boxer
asks that his trainee throw his next fight while he bets everything on the opponent. The
young fighter refuses to take a dive and wins the fight. Fortunately, the ex-champ's
assistant knew this and bet even more money on their protegee.