Sucker Punch: Boxing Films of the 1930s, 40s and 50s

by Amanda J Field

The 1930s, 40s and 50s were the heyday of the boxing film, attracting some of the biggest stars of the time - including Errol Flynn, James Cagney, Kirk Douglas and Paul Newman - and some of the best directors. Yet it is a genre that has received little critical attention apart from a few films singled out because they can be categorised as 'film noir'. It would be easy to assume, therefore, that the typical boxing film of this period was a dark...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1911105698
• ISBN13: 9781911105695
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Chaplin Books
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"