The Ring (1927)

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What a great film. I can't understand why this doesn't get more appreciation than it does. On the surface, it's a simple sporting tale as a young man progresses in his boxing career to win back his wife from another lover of hers. And yet, there's so much more to this film than that, mainly the astounding and ingenious technical aspects to the film such as the the scene of the notice board changin... read more

Honestly, I wasn't sure what to expect from this flick but since I'm a huge fan of Alfred Hitchcock, I was really eager to check it out. So far, it is his oldest movie I have seen. To be honest, with most silent dramas, I rather have a hard time to get into the whole thing. I mean, basically, you spent the whole duration trying to read the lips of the characters to figure what the hell they are ac... read more

Alfred Hitchcock called this silent film the second real Hitchcock movie. It is the only film that he directed where he was also the sole writer. It stars One-Round Jack Sander (Carl Brisson), a circus sideshow boxer whose streak of first-round knockouts ends when he faces an Australian boxer (Ian Hunter), who is actually the heavyweight boxing champion. The Aussie offers the defeated Brisson a sparring position. But the champ's interest has more to do with Brisson's fiancee, Mabel (Lillian Hall-Davis). The two boxers meet again in the ring to determine who will win the woman's heart.