movie review of The Prize Fighter, co-starring Tim Conway and Don Knotts

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Tim Conway - Don Knotts in The Prizefighter - A Knockout Comedy! - from the makers of The Private Eyes - Hen's Tooth Video - DVD
This is a very funny, very sweet comedy. Set in depression-era America, Tim Conway stars as Bags Collins who has a perfect record as a boxer - twenty fights, twenty knockouts—and twenty losses. His manager, Shakes, is the ‘brains’ of the team, played by Don Knotts. However, his luck starts to change, and Bags starts to win against other ‘loser’ boxers, and eventually gets a shot at the title in his weight category. Unfortunately, this is when they find out that the fight has been rigged, and that Bags is expected to throw the fight, or face the wrath of the mob…
A wonderful movie, with the boxing scenes being truly great slapstick. Don Knotts and Tim Conway effectively play their characters from The Apple Dumpling Gang here, transplanted to the 1930’s, and are a wonderful comedy team. A very funny movie, which isn’t surprising since Tim Conway wrote it as well as co-starring in it.