Battling Bunyan

Battling Bunyan

NR 1924 · 53 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy

A young man has a chance to become partners in an auto-repair business, but he doesn't have the money. In order to come up with some quick cash, he decides to temporarily become a professional boxer. The problem is that he isn't an athlete, knows nothing about boxing and stands a very good chance of getting the stuffing beaten out of him.

Directed by Paul Hurst · Written by Jefferson Moffitt

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Wesley Barry Battling Bunyan
Frank Campeau Jim Canby
Landers Stevens Pierson
Al Kaufman Referee
Johnny Relasco Johnny Prentiss
Molly Malone Molly Coshgan
Jackie Fields Sailor Levinsky
Chester Conklin A Stranger
Pat Kemp Rudy - the Trained Seal
Harry Mann Manager

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