His big fight
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | His big fight |
| Original title | Flesh and Fury |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1952 |
| length | 78 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Joseph Pevney |
| script | Bernard Gordon |
| production | Leonard Goldstein |
| music | Hans J. Salter |
| camera | Irving Glassberg |
| cut | Virgil bird |
| occupation | |
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His big fight (original title: Flesh and Fury ) is an American drama film directed by Joseph Pevney from 1952. The screenplay of the boxing drama filmed for Universal is based on a story by William Alland . The main roles are played by Tony Curtis , Jan Sterling and Mona Freeman .
action
Paul Callan is an amateur boxer and is deaf and dumb. Boxing enthusiast Sonya Bartow starts a relationship with Paul and wants him to get upstairs as soon as possible. He is trained by Jack Richardson, whose previous protégé died in the ring. Sonya puts pressure on Jack, who then sends Paul on a tour. Paul wins every one of his fights. Upon his return, Sonya demands that Jack arrange a fight with Joe Burns. At first Jack refuses and leaves the couple. But when he hears that other managers see Paul as an easily influenced target, he returns. Jack now trains Paul on defensive tactics against the dirty tricks Burns is known for.
Reporter Ann Hollis wants to interview Paul and uses sign language to do so. Paul is taken with Ann and admits to her not to use sign language so other people can not make fun of him. Sonya is jealous of Ann and laughs at Paul because of the sign language. Ann and Paul spend more and more time together. Ann's father is also deaf, but a successful architect, which Paul is particularly impressed with. Paul struggles to win the fight against Burns, Ann horrified by the fight and Sonya thrilled. After an argument with a drunk Sonya, Paul visits an ear specialist recommended by Ann, who recommends an operation. The doctor and Paul go to a hospital, the young man undergoes the operation. The treatment is successful, Paul can hear again and learns to speak quickly.
Paul goes to Ann, whose family is holding a party. Paul is confronted with noises and loud conversations at the party, which is new and unfamiliar to him. His training also suffers as a result, he cannot concentrate because of the new background noise. Nevertheless, he wants to carry out the planned championship fight against the champion Logan. Shortly before the fight, he finds out that Sonya has withheld a telegram from his doctor. In the telegram he is informed that the fight might cause him to lose his newly restored hearing. Annoyed, Paul leaves Sonya.
The fight against Logan takes several rounds. Paul takes hits that impair his hearing and after a while he is completely deaf again. Now he can concentrate fully on the fight again and defeats Logan. After the fight, Ann looks for him in the locker room. They leave the hall hand in hand. Outside, Paul finds out that he can hear again.
Reviews
The lexicon of international film describes the work as “good average”. The New York Times critic praised the camera work, Pevney's restrained direction and some sharp dialogue. The American Catholic Bishops' Conference described the film as a lightweight drama that would become maudlin after the operation. The “TV Guide”, on the other hand, praised the show values, the strong presentations and some ironic swipes, the combination makes the film entertaining.
background
It premiered on March 12, 1952 in New Orleans . The film was released in Germany on April 24, 1953 in a version shortened by four minutes.
Russell A. Gausman was responsible for the equipment . The sporting advisor was the boxing referee Frankie Van, who plays the referee in the championship fight in the film.
For the film, Universal loaned the two female leads Sterling and Freeman from Paramount Pictures . According to an October 1951 report in the Hollywood Reporter, Tony Curtis broke his thumb while doing boxing training before production began. Director Pevney changed the schedule so that the boxing scenes were only filmed towards the end of the shooting.
Web links
- His big fight in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ His great fight. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed December 10, 2017 .
- ↑ New York Times, March 28, 1952 (Eng.)
- ↑ Critique of the USCCB (Eng.)
- ↑ TV Guide (Eng.)
- ↑ Notes on Turner Classic Movies