Jack Dempsey
Birthday: 1895-06-24
Place of Birth: Manassa, Colorado, USA
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey (June 24, 1895 – May 31, 1983), nicknamed "Kid Blackie" and "The Manassa Mauler", was an American professional boxer who competed from 1914 to 1927, and reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1919 to 1926. A cultural icon of the 1920s, Dempsey's aggressive fighting style and exceptional punching power made him one of the most popular boxers in history. Many of his fights set financial and attendance records, including the first million-dollar gate. Dempsey is ranked as tenth on The Ring magazine's list of all-time heavyweights and seventh among its Top 100 Greatest Punchers, while in 1950 the Associated Press voted him as the greatest fighter of the past 50 years. He is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, and was inducted into The Ring's Boxing Hall of Fame in 1951.
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Mr. Broadway
Ed Sullivan shows night spots all over New York in this movie, joking and listening to stories the p...
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Off Limits
Wally Hogan has things going his way. He is the manager-trainer of Bullet Bradley, a fighter who has...
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A Dozen Socks
A poor sap tries to impress his girl by fighting the great boxing champion Jack Dempsey....
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, war...
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The Battle of the Century
The released version of the championship boxing match between Jack Dempsey vs Georges Carpentier fro...
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Will He Conquer Dempsey?
A profile of boxer Luis Firpo, who challenged Jack Dempsey for the Heavyweight Championship of the W...
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Damn Citizen
Louisiana's governor asks war hero Francis C. Grevemberg to lead the state police against corruption...
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Sports on the Silver Screen
HBO (in association with the American Film Institute) presents this 1997 anthology, narrated by Liev...
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Ways to Strength and Beauty
The perfect body as an object of cult worship. Based on the mass sports and body worship movement of...
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The Prizefighter and the Lady
An ex-sailor turned boxer finds romance and gets a shot at the heavyweight title....
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Requiem for a Heavyweight
After suffering a brutal defeat and being told he can no longer fight, 37-year-old, scar-ridden priz...
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Stars Over Broadway
An aggressive agent turns a hotel porter into an overnight sensation....
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Babe Ruth: The Man, the Myth, the Legend
Mel Allen hosts this look at Babe Ruth's life and career, focusing primarily on Ruth's years with th...
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The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
Heavyweight boxing champion Jack Dempsey stars in this 15 chapter action serial, of which portions o...
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The Golden Twenties
Feature-length compilation of 1920s newsreel footage, with commentary about news, sports, lifestyles...
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Fight of the Century
Legendary boxing match between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali in Madison Square Garden on March 8, 197...
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Kings of The Ring - History of Heavyweight Boxing 1919-1990
The BBC produced “Kings of The Ring – History of Heavyweight Boxing 1919-1990” celebrates boxing’s m...
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Big City
Anna and Joe are newly married, playful and deeply in love. Joe is scraping by as cab driver in New ...
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Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
The careers of D.W. Griffith, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and Charlie Chaplin are chronicled c...
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Tender Hearted Tiger: Max Baer
A documentary film about the life and career of one-time Heavyweight boxing champion of the world Ma...
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The Birth of a Champion
In this “GI Movie Weekly” from Fistic Film (likely from 1939), viewers are treated to the historic f...
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All's Swell on the Ocean
Homesick for America, Jack and his pals get aboard a ship U. S.-bound disguised as entertainers. As ...
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The Polo Grounds: Requiem for an Arena
Documentary about the history and imminent demise of the Polo Grounds ballpark in New York. Hosted a...
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Fight and Win
Fight and Win is a 1924 American silent drama serial film directed by Erle C. Kenton....
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