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Friday Night in the Coliseum

0.0 35 mins 1972
KLRN  
Director(s): Geoff Winningham Jack York

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.

Casts of Friday Night in the Coliseum

Paul Boesch

as Self

Gypsy Joe Rosario

as Gypsy Joe Rosario

Harry Fujiwara

as Mr. Fuji

Nick Kozak

as Nick Kozak

Dean Ho

as Dean Ho

Bull Curry

as Bull Curry

Terry Funk

as Terry Funk

Dory Funk Sr.

as Dory Funk Sr.

Claude Patterson

as Thunderbolt Patterson

Rolland Bastien

as Red Bastien

Stan Stasiak

as "The Crusher" Stan Stasiak

John Wisniski Sr.

as Johnny Valentine

Boyd Pierce

as Ring Announcer

Danny McShain

as Referee

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