Before Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Hulk Hogan, "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Randy "Macho Man" Savage, etc., there was Gorgeous George. This is his one and (thankfully) only film credit, so it is to be treasured, much like his sweaty wrestling trunks.
George, playing himself, rebukes some goons, led by James Nolan, who are trying to muscle in on the rasslin' business. God help us if this sport ever became fixed. George's manager, played by Audrey Long, goes to the local homicide detective for help, even though no homicide has been committed - yet. Enter Robert Rockwell (yes, Mr. Boynton of "Our Miss Brooks") as the cop, who tries to convince George to take this threat seriously. Rockwell should have told George to take acting seriously. As an actor, George is a good wrestler.
After Rockwell beats up Nolan (and also neglects to read him his rights), Nolan enlists the aid of a lounge singer, played by Barbra Fuller. As a singer, Fuller is a good wrestler. Fuller uses a faux French accent to try to snare Rockwell, who must be the horniest cop I've ever seen on film. Meanwhile Fuller's wrestler-boyfriend (Sammy Menacker) watches this unfold and fumes. As an actor, Menacker ... you get the picture. Menacker and Rockwell mix it up a bit and engage in a Two Stooges routine.
Menacker and Nolan decide to pay George a visit at the gym. Menacker is accompanied by a bunch of wrestlers, including our favorite big boy toy Tor Johnson. Tor is billed as the "Swedish Super Angel," so I don't know why he wears a beret. After Menacker insults George's hair, a battle royale breaks out, to the strains of "The William Tell Overture." Unfortunately, the Lone Ranger is nowhere in sight. Tor tosses a few bums around, then Rockwell arrives and breaks things up. Rockwell arranges a match between George and Menacker, which ends in disaster as Menacker goes belly up (literally and figuratively) in the ring. George is charged with murder. Will he be saved from the gas chamber?
George performs his shtick throughout, flamboyantly entering the ring after his valet sprays it with perfume. He tells the ref to take his "filthy hands" off him, and gets his hair combed after each pinfall. In his first match with Bomber Kulkovich (aka Bomber Kulky, aka Henry Kulky), he uses a variety of leg locks to subdue his opponent in a best two-out-of-three falls. In the climactic match with Menacker, he uses several snap mares, a few headlocks, and a Boston crab. The ref constantly warns him about using a closed fist, but what the hell ... this is wrestling.
There are several familiar faces (John Hamilton as the Police Commish, John Harmon as a stuttering goon) and Long is cute and spunky.
George, playing himself, rebukes some goons, led by James Nolan, who are trying to muscle in on the rasslin' business. God help us if this sport ever became fixed. George's manager, played by Audrey Long, goes to the local homicide detective for help, even though no homicide has been committed - yet. Enter Robert Rockwell (yes, Mr. Boynton of "Our Miss Brooks") as the cop, who tries to convince George to take this threat seriously. Rockwell should have told George to take acting seriously. As an actor, George is a good wrestler.
After Rockwell beats up Nolan (and also neglects to read him his rights), Nolan enlists the aid of a lounge singer, played by Barbra Fuller. As a singer, Fuller is a good wrestler. Fuller uses a faux French accent to try to snare Rockwell, who must be the horniest cop I've ever seen on film. Meanwhile Fuller's wrestler-boyfriend (Sammy Menacker) watches this unfold and fumes. As an actor, Menacker ... you get the picture. Menacker and Rockwell mix it up a bit and engage in a Two Stooges routine.
Menacker and Nolan decide to pay George a visit at the gym. Menacker is accompanied by a bunch of wrestlers, including our favorite big boy toy Tor Johnson. Tor is billed as the "Swedish Super Angel," so I don't know why he wears a beret. After Menacker insults George's hair, a battle royale breaks out, to the strains of "The William Tell Overture." Unfortunately, the Lone Ranger is nowhere in sight. Tor tosses a few bums around, then Rockwell arrives and breaks things up. Rockwell arranges a match between George and Menacker, which ends in disaster as Menacker goes belly up (literally and figuratively) in the ring. George is charged with murder. Will he be saved from the gas chamber?
George performs his shtick throughout, flamboyantly entering the ring after his valet sprays it with perfume. He tells the ref to take his "filthy hands" off him, and gets his hair combed after each pinfall. In his first match with Bomber Kulkovich (aka Bomber Kulky, aka Henry Kulky), he uses a variety of leg locks to subdue his opponent in a best two-out-of-three falls. In the climactic match with Menacker, he uses several snap mares, a few headlocks, and a Boston crab. The ref constantly warns him about using a closed fist, but what the hell ... this is wrestling.
There are several familiar faces (John Hamilton as the Police Commish, John Harmon as a stuttering goon) and Long is cute and spunky.