Body and Soul - Revision history

Ric at 19:04, 6 September 2016

2016-09-06T19:04:26Z

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	*Appearance by boxer [[Canada Lee]].		*Appearance by boxer [[Canada Lee]].
	*A number of real professional fighters had uncredited roles in this film: [[Ceferino Garcia]], [[Glen Lee]], [[Herman Weiner]], [[Artie Dorrell]], [[Joe Gray]], [[Johnny Indrisano]] and [[Frank Riggi]].		*A number of real professional fighters had uncredited roles in this film: [[Ceferino Garcia]], [[Glen Lee]], [[Herman Weiner]], [[Artie Dorrell]], [[Joe Gray]], [[Johnny Indrisano]] and [[Frank Riggi]].
	* Trivia: In this film, Cinematographer James Wong Howe (who had come to America from China at age five, with dreams of becoming a professional boxer) shot a boxing match on roller-skates with a small handheld camera, drawing the viewer into dynamic and intimate involvement with the action.		* Trivia: In this film, Cinematographer [[Jimmy Howe\|James Wong Howe]] (who had come to America from China at age five, with dreams of becoming a professional boxer, which he did for a time) shot a boxing match on roller-skates with a small handheld camera, drawing the viewer into dynamic and intimate involvement with the action.
	*This movie has been remade twice since with Leon Isaac Washington and [[Ray Mancini]] in the roles of Charley Davis.		*This movie has been remade twice since with Leon Isaac Washington and [[Ray Mancini]] in the roles of Charley Davis.
	*''Body and Soul'' was based on the real-life champion [[Barney Ross]].		*''Body and Soul'' was based on the real-life champion [[Barney Ross]].

Ric: replaced image

2012-05-01T17:23:23Z

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	*1947 film starring John Garfield (he also starred as a boxer in [[They Made Me a Criminal]] (1939))		*1947 film starring John Garfield (he also starred as a boxer in [[They Made Me a Criminal]] (1939))
	*Plot: Charley Davis wins an amateur boxing championship and is taken on by manager Quinn. Charley's mother doesn't want him to fight, but when Charley's father is accidentally killed by the bombing of a next-door speak-easy, Charley sets up a fight for money. His career blooms as he wins fight after fight, but soon an unethical promoter named Roberts begins to show an interest in Charley, and Charley finds himself faced with increasingly difficult choices.		*Plot: Charley Davis wins an amateur boxing championship and is taken on by manager Quinn. Charley's mother doesn't want him to fight, but when Charley's father is accidentally killed by the bombing of a next-door speak-easy, Charley sets up a fight for money. His career blooms as he wins fight after fight, but soon an unethical promoter named Roberts begins to show an interest in Charley, and Charley finds himself faced with increasingly difficult choices.
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	*Appearance by boxer [[Canada Lee]].		*Appearance by boxer [[Canada Lee]].
	*A number of real professional fighters had uncredited roles in this film: [[Ceferino Garcia]], [[Glen Lee]], [[Herman Weiner]], [[Artie Dorrell]], [[Joe Gray]], [[Johnny Indrisano]] and [[Frank Riggi]].		*A number of real professional fighters had uncredited roles in this film: [[Ceferino Garcia]], [[Glen Lee]], [[Herman Weiner]], [[Artie Dorrell]], [[Joe Gray]], [[Johnny Indrisano]] and [[Frank Riggi]].

Boxing scholar: 14 Best Boxing Movies

2011-11-06T04:08:25Z

14 Best Boxing Movies

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	*''Body and Soul'' was based on the real-life champion [[Barney Ross]].		*''Body and Soul'' was based on the real-life champion [[Barney Ross]].
	*IMDb [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039204/ link]		*IMDb [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039204/ link]
			*[http://artofmanliness.com/2010/02/10/14-best-boxing-movies/ 14 Best Boxing Movies (From the Art of Manliness)]

	[[Category:Cinema\|Body and Soul]]		[[Category:Cinema\|Body and Soul]]

Emaster: fixed internal link

2007-09-24T11:15:35Z

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	*Plot: Charley Davis wins an amateur boxing championship and is taken on by manager Quinn. Charley's mother doesn't want him to fight, but when Charley's father is accidentally killed by the bombing of a next-door speak-easy, Charley sets up a fight for money. His career blooms as he wins fight after fight, but soon an unethical promoter named Roberts begins to show an interest in Charley, and Charley finds himself faced with increasingly difficult choices.		*Plot: Charley Davis wins an amateur boxing championship and is taken on by manager Quinn. Charley's mother doesn't want him to fight, but when Charley's father is accidentally killed by the bombing of a next-door speak-easy, Charley sets up a fight for money. His career blooms as he wins fight after fight, but soon an unethical promoter named Roberts begins to show an interest in Charley, and Charley finds himself faced with increasingly difficult choices.
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	*Appearance by boxer [[~~Boxer:Canada_Lee:025847\|~~Canada Lee]].		*Appearance by boxer [[Canada Lee]].
	*A number of real professional fighters had uncredited roles in this film: [[Ceferino Garcia]], [[Glen Lee]], [[Herman Weiner]], [[Artie Dorrell]], [[Joe Gray]], [[Johnny Indrisano]] and [[Frank Riggi]].		*A number of real professional fighters had uncredited roles in this film: [[Ceferino Garcia]], [[Glen Lee]], [[Herman Weiner]], [[Artie Dorrell]], [[Joe Gray]], [[Johnny Indrisano]] and [[Frank Riggi]].
	* Trivia: In this film, Cinematographer James Wong Howe (who had come to America from China at age five, with dreams of becoming a professional boxer) shot a boxing match on roller-skates with a small handheld camera, drawing the viewer into dynamic and intimate involvement with the action.		* Trivia: In this film, Cinematographer James Wong Howe (who had come to America from China at age five, with dreams of becoming a professional boxer) shot a boxing match on roller-skates with a small handheld camera, drawing the viewer into dynamic and intimate involvement with the action.

Ric at 15:48, 25 March 2007

2007-03-25T15:48:32Z

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[[file:Body and Soul.Film.jpg|left|poster]]
*1947 film starring John Garfield (he also starred as a boxer in [[They Made Me a Criminal]] (1939))
*Plot: Charley Davis wins an amateur boxing championship and is taken on by manager Quinn. Charley's mother doesn't want him to fight, but when Charley's father is accidentally killed by the bombing of a next-door speak-easy, Charley sets up a fight for money. His career blooms as he wins fight after fight, but soon an unethical promoter named Roberts begins to show an interest in Charley, and Charley finds himself faced with increasingly difficult choices.
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*Appearance by boxer [[Boxer:Canada_Lee:025847|Canada Lee]].
*A number of real professional fighters had uncredited roles in this film: [[Ceferino Garcia]], [[Glen Lee]], [[Herman Weiner]], [[Artie Dorrell]], [[Joe Gray]], [[Johnny Indrisano]] and [[Frank Riggi]].
* Trivia: In this film, Cinematographer James Wong Howe (who had come to America from China at age five, with dreams of becoming a professional boxer) shot a boxing match on roller-skates with a small handheld camera, drawing the viewer into dynamic and intimate involvement with the action.
*This movie has been remade twice since with Leon Isaac Washington and [[Ray Mancini]] in the roles of Charley Davis.
*''Body and Soul'' was based on the real-life champion [[Barney Ross]].
*IMDb [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039204/ link]

[[Category:Cinema|Body and Soul]]

Ric: more trivia

2006-04-14T05:45:19Z

more trivia

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	*1947 film starring John Garfield		*1947 film starring John Garfield (he also starred as a boxer in [[They Made Me a Criminal]] (1939))
	*Plot: Charley Davis wins an amateur boxing match and is taken on by promoter Quinn. Charley's mother doesn't want him to fight, but when Charley's father is accidentally killed, Charley sets up a fight for money. His career blooms as he wins fight after fight, but soon an unethical promoter named Roberts begins to show an interest in Charley, and Charley finds himself faced with increasingly difficult choices.		*Plot: Charley Davis wins an amateur boxing match and is taken on by promoter Quinn. Charley's mother doesn't want him to fight, but when Charley's father is accidentally killed, Charley sets up a fight for money. His career blooms as he wins fight after fight, but soon an unethical promoter named Roberts begins to show an interest in Charley, and Charley finds himself faced with increasingly difficult choices.
	*Appearance by [[Boxer:Canada_Lee:025847\|Canada Lee]]		<br clear=all>
			*Appearance by boxer [[Boxer:Canada_Lee:025847\|Canada Lee]]
			* Trivia: In this film, Cinematographer James Wong Howe (who had come to America from China at age five, with dreams of becoming a professional boxer) shot a boxing match on roller-skates with a small handheld camera, drawing the viewer into dynamic and intimate involvement with the action.
	*IMDb [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039204/ link]		*IMDb [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039204/ link]

	[[Category:Cinema\|Body and Soul]]		[[Category:Cinema\|Body and Soul]]

Ric at 06:07, 16 August 2005

2005-08-16T06:07:13Z

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[[file:Body and Soul.Film.jpg|left|poster]]
*1947 film starring John Garfield
*Plot: Charley Davis wins an amateur boxing match and is taken on by promoter Quinn. Charley's mother doesn't want him to fight, but when Charley's father is accidentally killed, Charley sets up a fight for money. His career blooms as he wins fight after fight, but soon an unethical promoter named Roberts begins to show an interest in Charley, and Charley finds himself faced with increasingly difficult choices.
*Appearance by [[Boxer:Canada_Lee:025847|Canada Lee]]
*IMDb [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039204/ link]

[[Category:Cinema|Body and Soul]]