
Toboggan
Drama
Overview
Toboggan, the 1934 Henri Decoin French boxing sports romantic love triangle melodrama (about a washed up boxer who makes a comeback for a sexy dancer, but she is two-timing him, and she brings her boyfriend into the arena during the climactic boxing match) starring Georges Carpentier (real life heavyweight boxing champion), Arlette Marchal, Paul Amiot, John Anderson, and Raymond Cordy. Note that because Carpentier was a real life boxer, he naturally was able to do his own boxing scenes, and the producer of the movie interwove footage of Carpentier from his actual matches into the film.
Top Cast


Georges Carpentier
Georges Carpentier
Georges Romanet
Georges Carpentier
Georges Romanet


Arlette Marchal
Arlette Marchal
Lisa
Arlette Marchal
Lisa


Paul Amiot
Paul Amiot
Anderson
Paul Amiot
Anderson
Sophie Duval
Sophie Duval
Sophie Duval


Marcel Maupi
Marcel Maupi
Marcel Maupi


Georges Pally
Georges Pally
Georges Pally
François Descamps
François Descamps
François Descamps
Dortignac
Dortignac
Dortignac


Raymond Cordy
Raymond Cordy
Raymond Cordy
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