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Explore films with boxing genres and themes.

Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 386 films · Page 15.

The Girl from Monterrey (1943)

boxing film, thriller film

In a Mexican nightclub, some American fight promoters witness Alberto 'Baby' Valdez, the brother of Lita Valdez knock out a champion fighter. At first Lita is angered that her brother has quit his law studies to become a fighter, but the t…

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There Ain't No Justice (1939)

boxing film, drama film

Tommy Mutch (Jimmy Hanley) is a garage mechanic and small-time boxer. With his family in financial difficulty he needs to find money in a hurry. As luck would have it he meets boxing manager Sammy Sanders (Edward Chapman).

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Deception (1932)

boxing film, drama film

A crooked fight promoter, Jim Hurley, dupes a naive former football player, Bucky O'Neill, into becoming an untrained wrestler in fixed bouts. When Hurley's girlfriend Lola Del Mont becomes romantically attracted to O'Neill, Hurley fixes h…

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Orphan of the Wilderness (1936)

adventure film, boxing film

Chut is a kangaroo whose mother is killed by hunters. He wanders through the bush and eventually arrives at a homestead, where he is befriended by a farmer, Tom Henton. Years later, Tom puts Chut in a travelling circus run by Shorty McGee.

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The Night Bird (1928)

boxing film, silent film

A New York boxer falls in love with an Italian girl he meets in Central Park. However his manager tries to prevent a relationship developing for fears of its impact on his career.

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Jack and Jill (1917)

Western film, action film, boxing film

As described in a film magazine, Jack, an East Side New York lightweight fighter, becomes the dupe in a frame-up fight in which he knocks out a champion and is led to believe that he killed the man. That night he goes to New Jersey and boa…

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The Happy Warrior (1925)

boxing film, drama film, silent film

As described in a film magazine review, the father of Ralph has secretly married, cutting the boy out of his inheritance. His Aunt Maggie grooms the boy to take possession of his title of nobleman and to evict the usurpers from the estate.…

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The Knockout Kid (1925)

boxing film, silent film

As described in a film magazine review, Jack is the son of a millionaire, and keen on amateur boxing. He knocks out “One Round” Sweeney in a bout at an athletic club and is denounced by his father. He is disinherited and goes to Texas in h…

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The Count of Ten (1928)

boxing film, drama film, silent film

As described in a film magazine, Johnny McKinney is a rising, young prize-fighter whose aim is to become the middle-weight championship of the world. Jimmie, his manager, takes him to Chicago to arrange a championship fight when Johnny fal…

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Big Pal (1925)

boxing film, silent film

thumb|thumbtime=10|Big Pal (1925) As described in a film magazine review, Judge Truscott's daughter Helen spurns his wealthy lifestyle and goes to do social work in poorer neighborhoods. She is saved from a runaway horse accident by Dan Wi…

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In the Last Stride (1916)

boxing film, silent film

Dave Smith, retired heavyweight boxing champion travels around Australia having various adventures, including working as a swagman, fighting Les O'Donnell, a speedboat chase across Sydney harbour, a football game involving rugby league sta…

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