The Big Timer is a 1932 American Pre-Code sports drama film directed by Edward Buzzell and starring Ben Lyon, Constance Cummings and Thelma Todd.[1] Produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures, it is about a boxer whose success goes to his head.
Plot
Cooky Bradford wants to make enough money to buy a lunch wagon. He ends up falling for, and fighting for, boxing manager Pop Baldwin's daughter, Honey.
Cast
- Ben Lyon as Cooky Bradford
- Constance Cummings as Honey Baldwin
- Thelma Todd as Kay Mitchell
- Tom Dugan as Catfish
- Robert Emmett O'Connor as Dan Wilson
- Charley Grapewin as John 'Pop' Baldwin
- Russell Hopton as Sullivan
See also
References
- ^ Scott p.42
Bibliography
- Morgan, Michelle The Ice Cream Blonde: The Whirlwind Life and Mysterious Death of Screwball Comedienne Thelma Todd. Chicago Review Press, 2015.
- Scott, Ian. In Capra's Shadow: The Life and Career of Screenwriter Robert Riskin. University Press of Kentucky, 2014.
External links
- The Big Timer at the TCM Movie Database
- The Big Timer at IMDb