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Carl Brisson, Lillian Hall-Davis, Ian Hunter, Forrester Harvey, Harry Terry

Jack Saunders and Bob Corby are two boxers in love with Nellie. Jack and Nellie are married but their marriage is flat so she starts to look to Bob for comfort.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 40 min.

Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock

Release Date: October 1, 1927

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  • cosmo313
    December 21, 2011
    cosmo313
    An early silent effort from Hitchcock that, like a fair amount of his early efforts, is another atypical work. The story this time around invovles a love triangle between two boxers named Jack and Bob and a woman named Nellie. Jack and Nellie are married, but their marriage is du... read morell and flat, so she turns to Bob to get what Jack wasn't giving her. This naturally leads to conflict between the two men and, being boxers, that conflict comes to a head in the boxing locale the film is named after.

    The plot is very thin, formulaic, and predictable, but it's retelling here is well played and, because of Hitch's touch, it's not the boring forgettable relic of days gone by it could have been. There's some good cinematogrpahy, neat camera tricks (some of which would be reused by Hitch later on), and some editing that's not half bad, although the transitions between the music tracks can be quite abrupt and jarring at times, and in need of some smoothing out. Despite that though, the msuic is actually quite amazing and really had me hooked into an otherwise so-so story. I know that music was vital to silent films, but even then, the music here just really sticks out for me and is what ultimately gives the film its strongest selling point (though the other positive stuff I mentioned contributes a lot as well).
  • ajv2688
    January 24, 2011
    ajv2688
    A pretty boring romantic drama about boxing and carnival folks and stuff like that. I expected at least a little more excitement from Hitchcock.
  • neuroticelmo1
    February 21, 2009
    neuroticelmo1
    This is an enjoyable film that was written and directed by Hitchcock. It faintly reminds me of Shakespear's Othello, but with a much happier ending. This is a fun silent film from Hitchcock, nothing like his later works.
  • thrusz
    November 16, 2007
    thrusz
    Like I mentioned earlier, not the one with the girl in the well. But wouldn't that be awesome? Annnnnyyyywwaaaayyy...

    If I saw this movie today, I'd be like "I get it. The ring refers to many things." But silent pics? I don't mind when you hit me over the head with metaph... read moreors and allegories. Geez oh Petes was this movie better than The Manxman. But here's a question that I pose to you:

    Can a movie be considered racist when it was made in a drastically different time?

    Now, I'm seeming to be a little closeminded, no matter which way you look at it. It doesn't really detract from the movie too much, but comparing this film to The Manxman, it just seems like Hitchcock (or someone) was throwing his two cents regarding race relations. Was Hitch trying to show that a black man could be in a movie using ignorant terminology or was this considered an angry slur. Okay, okay, I gotta get off this topic because I'm coming off as naive. The movie is fairly solid and, in many ways, the prelude to the boxing film. Really, there might not have been a Rocky if it wasn't for this movie. We see the small time contender going after this higher than God heavyweight. But the real story is between the man and the woman. Sure, this story has been done in other forms as well, but you have to hand it to Hitch to show kaboodles of creativity in 1927. Should I forgive this film because it's made in 1927? Probably, but I have seen better made at the same time. I love Hitch, but this movie is only considered good, not great.
  • MovieGuruDude72
    September 24, 2007
    MovieGuruDude72
    This ancient Hitchcock vehicle is not to be confused with the Japanese "Ringu" or "The Ring" with Naomi Watts. This is a boxing movie silly.

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Variety Staff
March 20, 2012
Variety Staff, Variety

Gordon Harker, on the screen for the first time, nearly steals this one as a hard-boiled cynical trainer. Full Review

Jonathan Rosenbaum
March 20, 2012
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

Probably the most visually sophisticated of Alfred Hitchcock's silent pictures and certainly one of the best. Full Review

Geoff Andrew
March 20, 2012
Geoff Andrew, Time Out

Arguably the finest of Hitchcock's silent films. Full Review

Fernando F. Croce
September 29, 2009
Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion

A striking welter of symbols, broad and subtle Full Review

Amber Wilkinson
June 14, 2008
Amber Wilkinson, Eye for Film

Given the limitations placed on directors by silent movies, Hitchcock achieves an enviable amount of nuance. Full Review

May 24, 2003
Film4

An early, silent, Hitchcock, this is a dark tale whose central relationship, as in so many of his movies, thrives on danger. Full Review

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