Sunday 6 September 2020

Worst title of the 1890s

 Men Boxing (1891)


Directed by William K. L. Dickson and William Heise this is an early short film. Two men face off in the boxing ring.


What we see here is two man not actually boxing at all just in a pose as if they were about to fight. In some ways you could say this is the first big disappointment in cinema. No doubt a useful experiment for the film makers but not up to much for the rest of us.


2/5

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