Fight Pictures

Fight Pictures
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 418
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ISBN-10 : 9780520250758
ISBN-13 : 0520250753
Rating : 4/5 (753 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Fight Pictures by : Dan Streible

Download or read book Fight Pictures written by Dan Streible and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2008-04-11 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1897 a filmed prize-fight became one of cinema's first major attractions, and such films continued to enjoy great popularity for many years to come. This work chronicles the story of how legitimate bouts, fake fights, comic sparring matches, and other forms of boxing came to dominate the screens of the silent-era.


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