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"The King of B-Westerns & Serials...VCI Entertainment ... Fighting Champ (1932)"
VCI Entertainment and Monogram Pictures present "Fighting Champ" (1932) (Dolby <
>digitally remastered)...relive those thrilling days from the early '30s and '40s <
>when Bob Steele took us down the dusty trails and the plains to exciting <
>adventures....some of the best B-Westerns ever to grace the Saturday Matinee <
>Screen...just remember double thrills, chills, mystery and suspense...hitting the bull's eye <
>with excitement...don't miss any of the Bob Steele features loaded with action that will leave <
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>Under director John P. McCarthy, producer Trem Carr, original screenplay by Wellyn.Totman...the cast include Bob Steele ('Brick' Loren), Arletta Duncan (Jean Mullins), Kit Guard (Spike Sullivan the Champ), George Chesebro (Nifty Harmon, Spike's Manager), George 'Gabby' Hayes (Pete, Double H Hand), Charles King (Jock Malone, Double H Foreman), Henry Roquemore (Hank the Bartender), Lafe McKee (Sheriff Jim Cosgrove), Frank Ball (Fred Mullins, Jean's Uncle), Perry Murdock (Ranch hand). . . . . . . . . our story has clean shaven and much thinner Charles King set up to fight Kit Guard who is the Champ...in town our hero Bob Steele has words with King and knocks him out, now George Hayes and Frank Ball of the Double H must ask Steele to take Kings place in the upcoming fight, cause all the ranch hands have their money bet on him...our heroine Arletta Duncan has eyes for Steele and is planning to help Steele out of a jam of being accused of a crooked fight...Steele won't throw the fight, but will King drug his coffee and have him lose...who robbed George Chesebro of the prize money, will King be caught and brought to justice by Steele...Lafe McKee is great as the Sheriff who is against holding a prizefight in his town, but is betting on it and watching through the knothole in the barn, wonderful fun for all...watch the final scenes and judge for yourself. . . . . . . . .first footnote, actor George Francis Hayes, also known as Windy Halliday in the Hopalong Cassidy series...later Hayes changed his name to "Gabby" appearing with John Wayne, Roy Rogers and Randolph Scott as their sidekick...one of the few sidekicks on the annual list of "Top Ten Western Boxoffice Stars", he did so repeatedly...Hayes had many catch phrases "Yer durn tootin' "..."Young Whippersnapper"..."Jumpin' Jehosophat"..."Persnickety Women"..."By Cracky"...inducted into the "Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum" in 2000. . . . ....second footnote.actor Lafe Mckee appeared in almost 400 films, began working in Hollywood in 1913 in numerous roles mostly in B-Westerns in supporting roles with Gene Autry, Johnny Mack Brown, Gary Cooper, Hoot Gibson, Buck Jones, Ken Maynard, Tim McCoy, Bob Steele, Tom Tyler and John Wayne always as the elderly father of the heroine, a troubled businessman, ranch owner losing his homestead or having his cattle rustled, whatever the case Lafe was always in the thick of things. . . . . . another great B-Western for Bob Steele under the Monogram Picture banner, proves to be one of his most exciting performances. <
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>Special footnote, actor Bob Steele was the son of director Robert N. Bradbury and the age of 14 he and his twin brother Bill Bradbury made a series of comedy shorts "Adventures of Bob and Bill" (1920), directed by their father...along came his first starring western "The Mojave Kid" (1927), released by Film Booking Office of America (FBO) and directed by his father, he changed his name to Bob Steele...making low budget B-Westerns for independent studios such as Republic, Supreme, Monogram and PRC which included nearly 200 feature films, serials and TV appearances...was in his twilight years at the age 59 when he got the part of the cantankerous "Trooper Duffy", in the western comedy series "F Troop" (1965), who at the drop of a hat would give his rendition of fighting "shoulder to shoulder with Davy Crockett at the Alamo"...Steele retired from the screen in 1973...his long career, spanning more than 50 years came to an end in 1988 when he passed away. <
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> BOB STEELE WESTERN DOUBLE FEATURES: <
>1. Vol. 1 - Tombstone Terror/Lightnin' Crandall (VCI #7212) (DVD) <
>2. Vol. 2 - The Brand of Hate/Trusted Outlaw (VCI #7252) (DVD) <
>3. Vol. 3 - The Arizona Gunfighter/Last of the Warrens (VCI #7261) (DVD) <
>4. Vol. 4 - Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin'/The Feud Maker (VCI #7275) (DVD) <
>5. Vol. 5 - Border Phantom/A Demon For Trouble (VCI#7311) (DVD) <
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>Great job by VCI Entertainment for releasing "Fighting Champ" (1932), the <
>digital transfere with a clean, clear and crisp print...looking forward to more <
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>Total Time: 57 min on DVD/VHS ~ VCI Entertainment #1644 ~ (11/19/1997)