The Ring (1952 film)

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The Ring
Poster of The Ring (1952 film).jpg
Poster of The Ring
Directed byKurt Neumann
Based on1953 novel "" by Irving Shulman
Produced byFrank King
StarringLalo Rios
Gerald Mohr
Rita Moreno
Jack Elam
CinematographyRussell Harlan
Edited byBruce B. Pierce
Music byHerschel Burke Gilbert
Production
company
Distributed byUnited Artists[1]
Release date
  • September 26, 1952 (1952-09-26)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
L-R: Rita Moreno, Lalo Ríos and Lillian Molieri

The Ring is a 1952 American film noir boxing film directed by Kurt Neumann and based on an Irving Shulman novel. It tells the story of a young Mexican American male who becomes a boxer, believing this will gain him respect among the English-speaking white majority. The film was shot in various locations in early 1950s Los Angeles. The film examines institutionalized bigotry.[2]

Plot[]

The film focuses on a young Mexican-American named Tommy (Lalo Rios), a resident of Los Angeles's poor Chicano neighborhood.[3] He feels constrained due to his inability to thrive in a White-dominated society. Therefore, to achieve popularity, he becomes a professional boxer, achieving fame and recognition. But he soon discovers that Anglos are only drawn to him for his sports reputation, even while they still consider him an outsider because of his ancestry and skin color. In fact, the only two white men who treat him decently are his manager Pete (Gerald Mohr) and trainer Freddy (Robert Osterloh). In a real sense, however, their tolerant behavior is based primarily on monetary gain. Tommy is also conflicted by his unconditional love for a neighborhood girl, Lucy (Rita Moreno), the daughter of a punch-drunk bum.

Production[]

The Ring is one of the first Hollywood sports-centered films in which discrimination against Chicanos is presented. Its Mexicano/sports thematic ancestry can be traced back to the 1940s with films like The Girl from Monterrey.

Cast[]

References[]

  1. ^ Cine: Estamos rodando (in Spanish). Cinema: We are rolling
  2. ^ Romano, Frederick V. The Boxing Filmography: American Features, 1920-2003. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2004. p. 90.
  3. ^ 1968-1978: El desarrollo del cine chicano* cinelatinoamericano. PDF (In Spanish: The development of Mexican cinema* Latin cinema. published for Jesús Treviño

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