The Ring

1927 "Two boxers compete for the love of a woman."
The Ring
6.1| 1h56m| PG| en| More Info
Released: 01 October 1927 Released
Producted By: British International Pictures
Country: United Kingdom
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Both Jack Sander and Bob Corby are boxers in love with Mabel. Jack and Mabel wed, but their marriage is flat. The young wife looks to Bob for comfort.

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kai ringler The first 30 mins or so really was pretty good,, but let me tell you the rest of the movie for it just went on and on and on with no end in sight,, I had to keep myself occupied, trying to find Alfred in his usual cameo role,, maybe I didn't care for the plot that much,, a girl trying to chose between 2 guys.. it's not that it was silent,, because I own several silent films.. I was just praying that last hour would go by quickly and it didn't,, it was painful to sit thru that last hour,, no action,, weak plot... the whole plot is which guy she chooses,, only thing I really got a kick out of was the fact that the dumb girl kept trying to hide the bracelet that the other man had given her,, and so was so obvious in hiding it, that I can't believe that the other man didn't have the eyes to see it.
Syl Sir Alfred Hitchcock was an absolute genius who knew what audiences wanted long before groups and screenings. This film is about a boxer, his girl, and the boxing world. One reviewer pointed out that he avoided too many cards to say what was going on in the film. The audiences would have to use their imagination and work at it. The cast is fine but I prefer "The Lodger" because it was more intense. This film was a fine effort in establishing Hitchcock's genius. The cast was fine but maybe the writing could have been better. I think this film is one of the earliest films about boxing as a sport long before films like "Rocky" and "The Fighter" won awards. This film might be the pioneer of boxing films.
TheLittleSongbird Of the pre-39 Steps Hitchcock films, The Ring is not quite as good as The Lodger, Blackmail and The Man Who Knew Too Much but it is better than Juno and the Paycock and Number Seventeen at least. There are some overlong irrelevant scenes and some sloppy sound, but The Ring is a good silent film that is more than just interest value. It is well made with great, clever use of editing and camera work- evidence of Hitchcock's distinctive style coming in even early in his career- and some very powerful symbolic images that are open to interpretation in some way. The music is very fitting and well-synchronised to everything else, particularly good in the final boxing match. Hitchcock also writes as well as directs, he directs with a very assured touch and he takes care in making the characters identifiable and not making the melodrama and love-triangle too hammy or turgid. The final boxing match is very exciting, getting increasingly rapid and intense, helped by it being it cleverly edited and scored. In a way though, the film does end on a slightly anti-climatic note. The acting is very good, Carl Brisson is excellent even and Lillian Hall-Davies is charming and graceful. Ian Hunter is a strong, commanding opponent and Gordon Harker brings some well-timed comic relief. In conclusion, interesting watch and a good film in general. 8/10 Bethany Cox
bkoganbing Carl Brisson who was a musical comedy performer from Denmark stars in this silent boxing drama, The Ring which was an early directorial effort by Alfred Hitchcock. For that reason it is still around and restored, otherwise it would have been long forgotten.The film has Brisson starring as an amateur boxer who is a carnival attraction 'One Round Sander' having people challenge him to see if they can go more than one round with him. He's persuaded by promoter Forrester Harvey who hasn't got Brisson's best interests in mind to turn professional. That Brisson does, but the price of his learning the professional boxing trade is his marriage to Lillian Hall-Davis. A much better fighter in the person of Ian Hunter starts taking an interest in her.The Ring will never enter the annals of great fight films like Champion or Requiem For A Heavyweight, but it does have its moments. Still I can't think except for Hitchcock completists that there would be much interest in this silent film.