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Ruth Leitman's documentary about the colorful world of women's wrestling, especially in its heyday of the '1940s, '50s and '60s, including the early wrestlers who traveled with carnivals and sideshows.
Director: Ruth Leitman
Starring: Ella Waldek, Gladys 'Killem' Gillem, Ida May Martinez, The Great Mae Young, The Fabulous Moolah
Run time: 75 minutes
Release date: May 5, 2005
Rating: Not Rated.
On the web
Official movie site
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: B+
"Though the film is very funny at times, Leitman never condescends to these ladies. She clearly admires their bravado, their courage, their independent spirit, even their sheer orneriness."
Austin American-Statesman: 3 of 5 stars
"There's an inevitable poignance in seeing these grandmothers and great-grandmothers in the decline of old age, but they can still take a punch, spit out a tooth and mop the mat with your sorry backside."
