Ah, the things actors do for publicity... I'm guessing Bob wanted bragging rights amongst his drinking buddies. It's not that often one gets to spar with the World Heavyweight Champion. The rather large gent is Primero Carnera, who had just won the championship in June. The photo was taken July 19, 1933 in NYC. Bob was in town for the release of Another Language (1933) on July 28th. Starting August 4th, Bob did the opening stage act for the movie along with Irene Purcell. They performed a scene from Private Lives (1931). That had to be fun for them, definitely fun to watch.
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Nice find!
Thanks. What I really would like to have seen is Bob & Irene doing Private Lives. I'm guessing they did the fight scene. The pre-movie acts were quite common at the larger theaters, but little preserved about them. And I bet Irene, a fine comedic actress, would have done a good job with Norma's role. Over Norma's dead body....
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