''Treat 'Em Rough'' is a 1942 film about a boxer directed by Ray Taylor and starring

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Plot

Bill Kingsford, a prizefighter called the Panama Kid (

), returns to his hometown with his trainer Hotfoot (

William Frawley William Clement Frawley (February 26, 1887 – March 3, 1966) was an American vaudevillian and actor best known for playing landlord Fred Mertz in the sitcom ''I Love Lucy.'' Frawley also played "Bub" O'Casey during the first five seasons of t ...

(who later played "Fred Mertz" on ''

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'') and valet Snake Eyes (

Mantan Moreland Mantan Moreland (September 3, 1902 – September 28, 1973) was an American actor and comedian most popular in the 1930s and 1940s. He starred in numerous films. His daughter Marcella Moreland appeared as a child actor in several films. Ear ...

) when his father (

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) is accused of embezzling. Bill becomes involved with his father's ravishing secretary ( Peggy Moran), who tips him off that she overheard a couple of men planning to ambush Bill while he investigates his father's scandal. When one of those men is killed, police mistake the dead body's for Bill. He uses the time to solve the mystery and clear his dad's name.

Cast

as the Panama Kid (Bill Kingsford) * Peggy Moran as Betty *

as Hotfoot *

as Gray Kingsford *

as Snake Eyes

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