Douglas Edwards,
Vincent Cartier,
Walter Cartier,
Nat Fleischer,
Bobby James
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Day of the Fight is a 15-minute short documentary about the middleweight Irish boxer Walter Cartier. While working as a photographer for Look magazine in the late '40s, Stanley Kubrick encountered Car... read more
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If it wasn't for the name Kubrick this 1 reeler would likely be lost.
You can see some very early Kubrick style in the composition of shots and in one particular shot involving a stool.
You can see it at
http://www.hollywoodsaloon.com/podcastEP36-4.html
Kubrick's very first film, this short gives us just the tiniest peek at the future techniques of what was soon to become one of moviedom's greatest directors. Shot in the style of a "March of Time" newsreel (in fact, one of its former producers was involved in this film's creatio... read more
You can see the immerging talent behind the lens. One of Kubrick's early works.
Interesting from a cinematic historical perspective, as it is Stanley Kubrick's first short film. It follows the life of a boxer in his routine before a big fight. It isn't all that entertaining, but it's subject matter (it is a short documentary) is somewhat interesting, even ... read more
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