Day of the Fight (1951 Film)
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Bobby James 161 lbs lost to Walter Cartier 160 lbs by KO at 1:35 in round 2 of 10
- Date: 1950-04-17
- Location: Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, USA
- 1951 16-minute documentary film
- Summary of film: Based on Stanley Kubrick's pictorial for Look Magazine (January 18, 1949) entitled "Prizefighter," "Day Of The Fight" tells of a day in the life of a middleweight Irish boxer named Walter Cartier, particularly the day of his bout with black middleweight Bobby James. This 16-minute short opens with a short (about 4 minutes) study of boxing's history, narrated by veteran newscaster Douglas Edwards in a no-nonsense, "film noir" tone of voice. After this, we follow Walter (and his twin brother Vincent) through his day as he prepares for his 10:00 P.M. bout. After eating breakfast, going to early mass and eating launch, he starts arranging his things for the fight at 4:00 P.M. By 8:00, he is waiting in his dressing room, where he undergoes a mental transformation, turning into the fighting machine the crowd clamors for. At 10:00, he faces James, and soon, he comes out victorious in a short match which was filmed live April 17, 1950. (This is a very early Kubrick film.)
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