Drunken boxing manager, the Professor (Walter Huston), spots bartender Steve Morgan (Max Baer) after he throws out a ruffian. He starts training the amateur. While running on the road, Steve is almost run over by the speeding car of nightclub singer Belle Mercer (Myrna Loy). The car crashes and he carries her to a farmhouse. She is the girlfriend of gangster Willie Ryan.
They need more time after the crash. They need that time to build up some chemistry. He feels more like a stalker when he is chasing after her with only the brief farmhouse scene. She needs to fall in love with him from the start. The romance is undercooked and Max Baer is not the greatest of actors. His skill set lies elsewhere. Myrna tries and even does some singing. The movie should be about the two lovers struggling to get together against all odds. They get together too quick. The romance feels too quick and too slow at the same time. The boxing is the boxing. These are real boxers and there is no need for stuntmen.
They need more time after the crash. They need that time to build up some chemistry. He feels more like a stalker when he is chasing after her with only the brief farmhouse scene. She needs to fall in love with him from the start. The romance is undercooked and Max Baer is not the greatest of actors. His skill set lies elsewhere. Myrna tries and even does some singing. The movie should be about the two lovers struggling to get together against all odds. They get together too quick. The romance feels too quick and too slow at the same time. The boxing is the boxing. These are real boxers and there is no need for stuntmen.