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The Prize Fighter
The Prize Fighter

The Prize Fighter

Genres

ComedyCrimeFamily

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"Bags" the boxer (Tim Conway) and his manager, Shake (Don Knotts), are quite a pair: One is a dim bulb, and the other has a mean streak. Times are tough and they must save their gym, so they line up some money making fights. But when Bags and Shake discover that the bouts have been rigged, they end up with their backs to the wall and must fight back -- literally.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

99 mins

Rating

4.8/10

Release Date

02 November 1979

Country

United States of America

Cast

Don Knotts

Don Knotts

Shake

Tim Conway

Tim Conway

Bags

David Wayne

David Wayne

Pop Morgan

Cisse Cameron

Cisse Cameron

Polly

Robin Clarke

Robin Clarke

Mike

Holly Conover

Holly Conover

Judy

Alfred E. Covington

Alfred E. Covington

Ring Announcer

Bill Crabb

Bill Crabb

Turk

Kenneth Daniel

Kenneth Daniel

Stubby

Mike DeFabis

Mike DeFabis

Referee #2

Joe Dorsey

Joe Dorsey

Stranger

J. Don Ferguson

J. Don Ferguson

Referee #1

Dan Fitzgerald

Dan Fitzgerald

Big John

Charles Franzen

Charles Franzen

Reporter #1

Les Hatfield

Les Hatfield

Champ

Ted Henning

Ted Henning

Jimmy

Charles R. Honce Jr.

Charles R. Honce Jr.

Dale

Edith Ivey

Edith Ivey

Tough Lady

Billy J. Johnson

Billy J. Johnson

Photo Man

Bryan Jones

Bryan Jones

Andy

May Keller

May Keller

Lilly

Irwin Keyes

Irwin Keyes

Flower

Joan Benedict Steiger

Joan Benedict Steiger

Dori

Michael LaGuardia

Michael LaGuardia

Butcher

John Myhers

John Myhers

Doyle

Danny Nelson

Danny Nelson

Guesser

George Nutting

George Nutting

Timmy

Scott Oliver

Scott Oliver

Barker

Mary Ellen O'Neill

Mary Ellen O'Neill

Mama

Marc Pickard

Marc Pickard

Reporter #2

Johnny Popwell Sr.

Johnny Popwell Sr.

Grader

Fred Saxon

Fred Saxon

Radio Announcer

Howard Stopeck

Howard Stopeck

Cook

Roy Tatum

Roy Tatum

Nails

Lou Walker

Lou Walker

Janitor

Merle G. Cain

Merle G. Cain

Bumper

Geoff Webber

Geoff Webber

Butler

Timothy Webber

Timothy Webber

Bradshaw

Willie J. Woods

Willie J. Woods

Spider

Jimmy Cook

Jimmy Cook

Boxer

Perry Quinn

Perry Quinn

Boxer

Jerry Campbell

Jerry Campbell

Boxer

Clyde Jones

Clyde Jones

Boxer

Richard Haliburton

Richard Haliburton

Boxer

Aron Siegel

Aron Siegel

Carnival Attendee (uncredited)

Wallace Wilkinson

Wallace Wilkinson

Flash

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