The Prizefighter and the Lady
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| Directed by | W. S. Van Dyke Howard Hawks (uncredited) |
| Written by | Frances Marion (story) John Lee Mahin John Meehan |
| Produced by | W. S. Van Dyke Hunt Stromberg |
| Starring | Myrna Loy Max Baer Primo Carnera Jack Dempsey |
| Cinematography | Lester White |
| Edited by | Robert Kern |
| Music by | Frank Skinner Paul Marquardt |
| Distributed by | MGM |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $682,000 |
| Box office | $933,000 |
The Prizefighter and the Lady is a 1933 pre-Code Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer romance film directed by Howard Hawks and W. S. Van Dyke starring Myrna Loy and the professional boxers Max Baer, Primo Carnera, and Jack Dempsey. The film was adapted for the screen by John Lee Mahin and John Meehan from a story by Frances Marion. Marion was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Story.