Word: carnera
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...Carnera v. Loughran
...Prizefighter and the Lady," the other picture, is also good; you will enjoy it the more if you are interested in the boxing racket, as the leading parts are taken by Max Baer and Primo Carnera on the male side, and Myrna Loy on the female--not that the last named has anything specific to do with boxing. It is in this film that Max becomes carneravorous and fights ten rounds with Primo; some of the critics have even intimated that Maxie's edge on the Italiano in this picture version of their battle has influenced the betting odds...
Steve Morgan Max Baer Belle Mercer Myrna Loy Willie Ryan Otto Kruger The Professor Walter Huston Primo Carnera Primo Carnera Jack Dempsey Jack Dempsey...
...with those of famous name, regardless of their acting ability; this genus of fake reaches its ultimate development in "The Prizefighter and the Lady." To begin with, Max Baer is cast in the leading role; then one finds wadded in here and there such notables as Jack Dempsey, Primo Carnera, Jess Willard, Jeffries, Strangler Lewis, and a positive swarm of middleweight, lightweight, anyweight champions, past and present. It goes without saying that most of these worthies appear for about ten seconds, and are barely visible to the naked eye; nevertheless, they are in the picture. Strangely enough, Max Baer...
...Baer, whom she loves because "he is a big kid." In altruistic fashion, Ryan gives her up; naturally, she has her troubles with her boxer, since he is very healthy and cannot be satisfied with one woman. Nevertheless, the picture ends happily in a terrific match between Baer and Carnera, and in established love between the central couple...