The Big Timer

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The Big Timer
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Directed by Edward Buzzell
Written by Robert Riskin
Dorothy Howell
Starring Ben Lyon
Constance Cummings
Thelma Todd
Cinematography L. William O'Connell
Edited by Gene Milford
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • March 10, 1932 (1932-03-10)
Running time
74 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.

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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

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References

  1. Scott p.42

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