"SEE THE BIG FIGHT!"

1937

1h 17m

6.3(115 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Overview

When a small-town girl is incorrectly diagnosed with a rare, deadly disease, an unknowing newspaper columnist turns her into a national heroine.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Carole Lombard

Hazel Flagg

Fredric March

Wallace "Wally" Cook

Charles Winninger

Dr. Enoch Downer

Walter Connolly

Oliver Stone

Sig Ruman

Dr. Emil Eggelhoffer

Frank Fay

Master of Ceremonies

Troy Brown Sr.

Ernest Walker

Maxie Rosenbloom

Max Levinsky

Margaret Hamilton

Warsaw, Vermont Drugstore Lady

Olin Howland

Baggage Man

Creative team

Directed by: William A. Wellman
Written by: Ben Hecht
James H. Street
Produced by: David O. Selznick

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