Movies and TvShows featuring "rigged-contest" theme.

In 17th century Italy, a peasant woman enters a rigged contest in the hopes of winning a diamond ring and the love of a prince. With the help of a guardian angel, she must overcome witchcraft, challenges, and her own doubts to find true love and happiness.

Mexican love stories follow a dying man, a bullfighter's sister and lovers from feuding villages.

Press for Time (1966) is a hilarious comedy set in London, England, during the 1960s. The town mayor's favoritism, graft, and corruption result in chaos and embarrassment for the town council. The main character, a klutz reporter working for a newspaper, uncovers a rigged beauty contest and exposes the dishonesty of the mayor. Based on a book, the movie highlights the challenges faced by an honest individual in a corrupt system.

The boys wreak havoc at a bowling alley in this riotous Chick Chandler/Tom Kennedy comedy featurette.