The Square Ring
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For The ring used in the sport of boxing, see Boxing Ring.
| The Square Ring | |
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| Directed by | Basil Dearden |
| Written by | Alec Grahame |
| Starring | Jack Warner Robert Beatty Bill Owen |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 13 July 1953 |
| Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Square Ring is a 1953 British film directed by Basil Dearden and made at Ealing Studios. It stars Jack Warner, Robert Beatty and Bill Owen.[1] The plot centers around one night at a fairly seedy boxing venue and tells the different stories of the various fighters and spectators.
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[edit] Cast
- Jack Warner as Danny Felton
- Robert Beatty as Jim 'Kid' Curtis
- Bill Owen as Happy Burns
- Maxwell Reed as Rick Martell
- George Rose as Whitey Johnson
- Bill Travers as Rowdie Rawlings
- Alfie Bass as Frank Forbes
- Ronald Lewis as Eddie Lloyd
- Sid James as Adams
- Joan Collins as Frankie
- Kay Kendall as Eve Lewis
- Bernadette O'Farrell as Peg Curtis
- Eddie Byrne as Lou Lewis
- Michael Golden as Warren
- Joan Sims as Bunty
- Sydney Tafler as 1st Wiseacre
- Alexander Gauge as 2nd Wiseacre
[edit] Reception
Critical reception was mixed. One review called the film "uneven", accusing it of "veering between comedy and tragedy".[2]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046358/
- ^ Radio Times. Guide to Films (2004). p.1328
[edit] External links
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