Overview

"The love affair between boxing and Hollywood began with the dawn of film. As early as the days of Chaplin, the ""boxing film"" had assumed its place as a subgenre, and over the decades it has taken the forms of biographies, dramas, romances, comedies, and even musicals and westerns. Such well known pictures as The Champ, Body and Soul, Don King: Only in America, Girl Fight, The Irish in Us, The Kid from Brooklyn, Somebody Up There Likes Me, Raging Bull, each of the Rocky movies and When We Were Kings are just a few examples of the feature films included in this filmography. Thoroughly researched, this work examines 98 boxing films from the 1920s through 2003. Each entry provides basic filmographic data (the film's studio, its genre, its length, cast and credits); a detailed synopsis of the film; illuminating commentary on the boxing sequences; and excerpts from contemporary reviews. Most entries also summarize the making of the film, with particular attention to the training of the actors for the boxing scenes. The filmography also includes information on studio publicity releases and advertisements, press books and exhibitor campaign materials for each film."

Full Product Details

Author:   Frederick V. Romano
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.445kg
ISBN:  

9780786417933

ISBN 10:   0786417935
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   10 September 2004
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Preface      Abbott & Costello Meet the Invisible Man      Against the Ropes      Ali      Battling Butler      Body and Soul (1947)      Body and Soul (1981)      Body and Soul (1998)      Born to Fight      Bowery Blitzkrieg      Cain and Mabel      The Champ (1931)      The Champ (1979)      Champion      City for Conquest      City Lights      City of Bad Men      Conflict      The Contender      The Crowd Roars      Dempsey      Diggstown      Don King: Only in America      Eastside Westside      Ex-Champ      Fat City      The Fighter      Flesh and Blood      Gentleman Jim      Girlfight      Golden Boy      The Golden Gloves Story      The Great John L.      The Great White Hope      The Great White Hype      The Greatest      Hard Times      The Harder They Fall      Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story      Heart Punch      Here Comes Mr. Jordan      Honey Boy      The Hurricane      The Irish in Us      The Iron Man (1931)      Joe and Max      The Joe Louis Story      Joe Palooka, Champ      Keep Punching      The Kid from Brooklyn      The Kid from Kokomo      Kid Galahad (1937)      Kid Nightingale      The Killers      Killer's Kiss      King for a Night      The Leather Pushers      The Life of Jimmy Dolan      Madison Square Garden      The Main Event      The Man from Down Under      Marciano      Matilda      The Milky Way      The Miracle Kid      Monkey on My Back      Muhammad Ali: King of the World      Night and the City      Off Limits      Palooka      The Patent Leather Kid      Play It to the Bone      The Power of One      The Prize Fighter      The Prizefighter and the Lady      Raging Bull      Requiem for a Heavyweight      Ring of Passion      Ringside Maisie      Rocky      Rocky II      Rocky III      Rocky IV      Rocky V      Rocky Marciano      The Set-Up      Snake Eyes      Somebody Up There Likes Me      Spirit of Youth      The Square Jungle      The Sting II      Streets of Gold      The Superfight      They Made Me a Criminal      Triumph of the Spirit      Undisputed      When’s Your Birthday      When We Were Kings      Winner Take All      Woman-Wise      Wonderman      Selected Bibliography      Index     

Reviews

useful --ARBA; a gem...meticulously researched and well-written guide...painstakingly researched...wonderful depth...a fabulous guide...any fan of boxing movies would do well to have this book on his shelf --RingSideReport; recommended --Boxing Monthly; excellent...impressive research...highly recommended --Doghouseboxing.com; valuable...well written...well researched --Film & History; absorbing...fascinating...thoroughly researched...expert analysis --Patrick Myler, Evening Herald, Dublin, Ireland.

useful --<i>ARBA</i>; a gem...meticulously researched and well-written guide...painstakingly researched...wonderful depth...a fabulous guide...any fan of boxing movies would do well to have this book on his shelf --<i>RingSideReport</i>; recommended --<i>Boxing Monthly</i>; excellent...impressive research...highly recommended --<i>Doghouseboxing.com</i>; valuable...well written...well researched --<i>Film & History</i>; absorbing...fascinating...thoroughly researched...expert analysis --Patrick Myler, <i>Evening Herald</i>, Dublin, Ireland.

Author Information

Boxing historian Frederick V. Romano lives in White Plains, New York.

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