The One and Only

The One and Only
  • Release date: 3 Feb 1978
  • Release year: 1978
  • Runtime: 97 minutes
  • Country: United States
  • Keywords: year 1951, 1950s, 20th century, gimmick, professional wrestling, college, young, man, affection, dysfunctional marriage
Plot:
In 1951, Andy Schmidt is in his last year of college. Taking life easy, always with a saucy joke on his lips, he manages to win fellow student Mary's heart, although she's already otherwise engaged. But getting a job after college turns out to be much harder than he expected. Most directors take offense at his free interpretation of his roles. Desperate, he gives wrestling a try; to avoid getting beaten up, he stages the fights--and incidentally invents show-wrestling.
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