Ringside (1949 film)
| Ringside | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Frank McDonald |
| Produced by | Ron Ormond |
| Written by |
Ron Ormond (adaptation) |
| Story by | Daniel B. Ullman |
| Starring |
Don "Red" Barry Tom Brown Sheila Ryan |
| Music by | Walter Greene |
| Cinematography |
Ernest Miller (as Ernest Miller) |
| Edited by | Hugh Winn |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Screen Guild Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Ringside is a 1949 American film noir drama sport film directed by Frank McDonald for Lippert Pictures from a story by Daniel B. Ullman, adapted by Ron Ormond.
Plot
Don Barry plays a pianist who turns to boxing to avenge his brother.[1][2]
Cast
- Don 'Red' Barry as Mike O'Hara / King Cobra (as Don Barry)
- Tom Brown as Joe O'Hara
- Sheila Ryan as Janet' J.L.' Branningan
- Margia Dean as Joy White
- John Cason as Tiger Johnson
- Joseph Crehan as Oscar Brannigan
- Lyle Talbot as Radio Announcer
- William Edmunds as Prof. Berger
- Harry Brown as Fight Manager
- Chester Clute as Timid Man
- Michael Vallon as Battor (as Mike Vallon)
- Edit Angold as Mama Berger
- Jimmy Martin Fight Second (as Jimmie Martin)
- Sam Flint as Doctor
- Frankie Van as Referee
- Don Tobey as Fight Announcer
- Joey Adams as Duke Hensel
- Tony Canzoneri as Swinger Markham
- Mark Platt as Gangster
References
- ↑ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series 1949 -p94 "RINGSIDE. Lippert Productions, Inc., 1949. "Released by Screen Guild Productions, Inc. 64 min., sd. , b&w, 35mm. Summary: A melodrama in which a concert pianist becomes a prizefighter in order to kill the man who had blinded his brother ."
- ↑ Ivan Raykoff Dreams of Love: Playing the Romantic Pianist 2014 - 0199892679 p.62 "Boxing is even more clearly tied to a pianist's technique and his desires in the movie Ringside (1949). Michael O'Hara (Don Barry) is an accomplished pianist, but his playing lacks expressive feeling. “You play notes,” Professor Berger (William Edmunds) informs him after listening to his rather lukewarm rendition of Frédéric Chopin's Fantasy-Impromptu in C-sharp minor, op. 66. “Playing notes and playing music are two different things.."
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