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You can stream Hard Times (1975) on Howdy Amazon Channel with a subscription.

In the depression, Chaney, a strong silent streetfighter, joins with Speed, a promoter of no-holds-barred street boxing bouts. They go to New Orleans where Speed borrows money to set up fights for Chaney, but Speed gambles away any winnings.

Forget the typical heroic underdog arc for a bleak, bone-crunching look at how poverty turns human strength into a disposable commodity. This stripped-down brawl captures the desperate rot of the Great Depression through sweat, blood, and inevitable betrayal.

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