The Lady and the Lug (1941)
In this comedic short, a reporter wins a boxer's contract and decides to stage an exhibition fight for a society ladies' Milk Fund benefit bazaar.
Top billed cast
Elsa MaxwellElsa Maxwell
Maxie RosenbloomSlapsie Maxie Rosenbloom
George ReevesDoug Abbott
Georgia CaineMrs. Peyton
Romaine CallenderButler (uncredited)
Frank HagneyOne-Punch McGurk (uncredited)
Vera LewisElsa's Society Friend (uncredited)
Jack MowerReferee (uncredited)- Maybelle PalmerElsa's Society Friend (uncredited)
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