Croisons le fer

Original title: Fight for Your Lady

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John Boles, Ida Lupino, and Jack Oakie in Croisons le fer (1937)

Wrestling trainer puts himself in charge of a singer's love life when the singer is jilted by a rich girl.Wrestling trainer puts himself in charge of a singer's love life when the singer is jilted by a rich girl.Wrestling trainer puts himself in charge of a singer's love life when the singer is jilted by a rich girl.

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6/10

mildly amusing

Wrestler Mike Scanlon's manager Honest 'Ham' Hamilton (Jack Oakie) had to 'borrow' the coat from singer Robert Densmore (John Boles) to sneak away from some angry bookies. Mike screwed up Ham's plan by winning. Densmore's gold-digging girlfriend Marcia Trent (Margot Grahame) starts cheating on him with Mike. Ham finds out and sees an opportunity to drive her out by telling her that Densmore is broke. She leaves Densmore. In Budapest, he meets nightclub singer Marietta (Ida Lupino).

Jack Oakie is mildly amusing. He has his moments as a trickster and a devil may care character. I don't really care about the romantic entanglement of the other characters. I don't know John Boles. He seems to be a fine actor but I'm not drawn to him. That detracts from the romance. There is a teenage Ida Lupino if one is star hunting. This is the mildest of amusement. It's a borderline case.

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Trivia
According to a contemporary article in The Hollywood Reporter, Herbert Marshall was to star in this film.

Goofs
The car Ham jumps on to join Marietta is different from the car that arrives at the duel. The former had front and back seats inside the car body, the latter has an open cockpit for the driver. The two vehicles also have different license plates.

Quotes
Marietta: Listen, I have made a most terrible mistake, Mr. Robert Densmore has no mother, no he never had a mother.
Anton Spadissimo: Never had a mother? He is what you call incubator baby like a chicken? Oh, I see.

Crazy credits
Opening credits are shown over dueling swords, which play key roles at the end of the film.

Soundtracks
Blame It on the Danube
(1937)
Music by Harry Akst
Lyrics by Frank Loesser
Sung in the cafe by Ida Lupino (uncredited) through her dummy
Reprised by John Boles (uncredited) while dancing with Ida Lupino (uncredited)