Treat 'Em Rough is a 1942 film about a boxer directed by Ray Taylor and starring Eddie Albert. Plot Bill Kingsford, a prizefighter called the Panama Kid (Eddie Albert), returns to his hometown with his trainer Hotfoot (William Frawley (who later played "Fred Mertz" on I Love Lucy) and valet Snake Eyes (Mantan Moreland) when his father (Lloyd Corrigan) is accused of embezzling. Bill becomes involved with his father's ravishing secretary (Peggy Moran), who tips him off that she overheard a couple of men planning to ambush Bill while he investigates his father's scandal. When one of those men is killed, police mistake the dead body's for Bill. He uses the time to solve the mystery and clear his dad's name. Cast Eddie Albert as the Panama Kid (Bill Kingsford) Peggy Moran as Betty William Frawley as Hotfoot Lloyd Corrigan as Gray Kingsford Mantan Moreland as Snake Eyes External links Treat 'Em Rough in the Internet Movie Database ''Treat 'Em Rough in Turner Classic Movies Treat 'Em Rough in TV Guide Treat 'Em Rough at Moviefone Treat 'Em Rough in the New York Times 1942 films American black-and-white films Films directed by Ray Taylor Universal Pictures films American crime drama films 1942 crime drama films Films scored by Hans J. Salter 1940s English-language films 1940s American films