Author | : Dan Streible |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 418 |
Release | : 2008-04-11 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 0520250753 |
In 1897 a filmed prize-fight became one of cinema's first major attractions, and such films continued to enjoy great popularity for many years to come. This work chronicles the story of how legitimate bouts, fake fights, comic sparring matches, and other forms of boxing came to dominate the screens of the silent-era.