

Fighting Fools
1949-03-17 · 69 min · ★ 6.0
The boys are working at the local boxing arena where their friend, Jimmy Higgins, is boxing. During a crooked match Jimmy is killed. The boys seek out his older brother, Johnny, a former boxer who gave up the sport rather than go crooked, and help train him to get back in the ring. They try to get him a shot at the title, and when they do the same crooked gangsters that were behind Jimmy's death try to get Johnny to take a dive.
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- Directors
- Reginald Le Borg
- Production companies
- Monogram Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Leo GorceySlip Mahoney
Huntz HallSach
Gabriel DellGabe Moreno
Frankie DarroJohnny Higgins
Lyle TalbotBlinky Harris
William BenedictWhitey
David GorceyChuck
Benny BartlettButch
Bernard GorceyLouie
Teddy InfuhrBoomer Higgins
Ben WeldenLefty Conlin
Dorothy VaughanMrs. Higgins
Sam HayesBill Radar, Sportscaster
Paul MaxeyEditor
Stanley AndrewsBoxing CommissionerTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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