The Contender
Plot: A truck driver turns to prizefighting with hopes of earning enough cash to send his son to military school. 1944
Release Date:
Wednesday, May 10 1944
80 years ago
80 years ago
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Cast
Buster Crabbe. Buster Crabbe was 36 in The Contender as 'Gary Farrel'.Birthday: Fri, Feb 07 1908 –
Died: Sat, Apr 23 1983
Died: Sat, Apr 23 1983
Arline Judge. Arline Judge was 32 in The Contender as 'Linda Martin'.Birthday: Wed, Feb 21 1912 –
Died: Thu, Feb 07 1974
Died: Thu, Feb 07 1974
Julie Gibson
Donald Mayo
Glenn Strange. Glenn Strange was 44 in The Contender as 'Biff Benham'.Birthday: Wed, Aug 16 1899 –
Died: Thu, Sep 20 1973
Died: Thu, Sep 20 1973
Milton Kibbee. Milton Kibbee was 48 in The Contender as 'Pop Turner'.Birthday: Mon, Jan 27 1896 –
Died: Fri, Apr 17 1970
Died: Fri, Apr 17 1970
Roland Drew. Roland Drew was 43 in The Contender as 'Kip Morgan'.Birthday: Thu, Aug 02 1900 –
Died: Thu, Mar 17 1988
Died: Thu, Mar 17 1988
Crew
Sam Newfield. Sam Newfield was 44 in The Contender as 'Director'Birthday: Wed, Dec 06 1899 –
Died: Tue, Nov 10 1964
Died: Tue, Nov 10 1964
George Wallace Sayre. George Wallace Sayre was 46 in The Contender as 'Screenplay, Story'Birthday: Mon, Mar 21 1898 –
Died: Tue, Oct 23 1962
Died: Tue, Oct 23 1962
Raymond L. Schrock. Raymond L. Schrock was 52 in The Contender as 'Screenplay'Birthday: Tue, Feb 02 1892 –
Died: Tue, Dec 12 1950
Died: Tue, Dec 12 1950