A series of six two-reel boxing dramas, each story complete in itself. The episode titles are: #1: Breaking In; #2: Hitting Hard; #3: Soft Muscles; #4: The Comeback; #5: The Surprise Fight; #6: The Jazz Fight.
In the annals of early twentieth-century cinema, the intersection of genuine athletic prowess and narrative artifice rarely achieved the harmonic resonance found in Flying Fists. This 1924 series, a collection of six distinct two-reelers, transcends the typical 'sports short' of its era. It represents a pivotal mome...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Lawrence C. Windom
Lawrence C. Windom
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" In the annals of early twentieth-century cinema, the intersection of genuine athletic prowess and narrative artifice rarely achieved the harmonic resonance found in Flying Fists. This 1924 series, a collection of six distinct two-reelers, transcends the typical 'sports short' of its era. It represents a pivotal moment where the raw, unscripted violence of the boxing ring was disciplined by the burgeoning grammar of silent film storytelling. Starring the incomparable Benny Leonard—a man whose ..."
Alyce Mills
Sam Hellman, Benny Leonard
United States
