Athlete’s are athletic types, as we know. And athletic types often express themselves athletically. Hence the occasional meltdown in professional sports, wherein an organized game of athletic endeavor devolves into a street brawl that can’t be contained. Witness the above 1960 boxing match as captured by British Pathe, featuring a
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=LegUQIFi07U “World In My Corner” (1956) is a film noir of sorts, starring Audie Murphy as a boxer who falls in love with his milionaire sponsor’s daughter (played by Barbara Rush). The film is of little distinction–except for a very cool credit sequence that I’ve posted above. I’m not sure
‘Grips, Grunts and Groans’ (1937) is the 20th short comedy made by The Three Stooges for Columbia Pictures. It was photographed from Friday, October 30th through Thursday, November 5th, 1936 and was released on Friday, January 15th 1937 (the 15th day in the Gregorian calendar). This is a deeply unsettling
‘Punch Drunks’ (1934) was the second short film made by The Three Stooges for Columbia Pictures. It was photographed from Wednesday, May 2nd through Saturday, May 5th, 1934 and released on Friday, July 13th of that year. If the film isn’t exactly funny, it most certainly is fascinating for a