Release Date
01 May, 1972
Runtime
00:35: (HH:MM)
Synopsis
Friday Night in the Coliseum is a short film featuring wrestling performances recorded at the Sam Houston Coliseum, in Houston, Texas, along with interviews with audience members and wrestling promoter Paul Boesch. The film features many wrestlers who were well-known in Houston, including The Crusher, Nick Kozak, Red Bastien, Dory Funk, Stan Stasiak, Johnny Valentine, Thunderbolt Patterson and Wild Bull Curry. The creation of this film was supported by a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, however, the film never aired on television.
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Paul Boesch
Harry Fujiwara
Dean Ho
Bull Curry
Terry Funk
Dory Funk Sr.
Claude Patterson
Rolland Bastien
Stan Stasiak
John Wisniski Sr.
Boyd Pierce
Danny McShain