Gentleman Jim (1942)
A Film by Raoul Walsh
DVDRip | AVI | Lang: English | Subs: None | 1h 44min | 608x448 | MPEG-4 @ 1589Kbps | MP3 @ 84Kbps | 1.23 GB
Genre: Biography | Drama | Romance | Sport
IMDB
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
Directed by: Raoul Walsh
Starring: Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith, Jack Carson
Storyline: Because boxing is a considered an illegal and disreputable enterprise in 1880's San Francisco, wealthy and influential members of the prestigious Olympic Club vow to make the sport a "gentlemanly" one. They sponsor a brash, extroverted young bank clerk named Jim Corbett, who quickly becomes an accomplished fighter under the new Marquis of Queensbury Rules. Despite his success, the young Irish-American's social pretensions and boastful manner soon estrange him from his benefactors, who plot to give their conceited former protege a well-deserved comeuppance. Despite this, his dazzlingly innovative footwork helps him to beat a succession of bigger and stronger men, and he finally finds himself fighting for the world's championship against his childhood idol, John L. Sullivan.
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A Film by Raoul Walsh
DVDRip | AVI | Lang: English | Subs: None | 1h 44min | 608x448 | MPEG-4 @ 1589Kbps | MP3 @ 84Kbps | 1.23 GB
Genre: Biography | Drama | Romance | Sport
IMDB
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
Directed by: Raoul Walsh
Starring: Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith, Jack Carson
Storyline: Because boxing is a considered an illegal and disreputable enterprise in 1880's San Francisco, wealthy and influential members of the prestigious Olympic Club vow to make the sport a "gentlemanly" one. They sponsor a brash, extroverted young bank clerk named Jim Corbett, who quickly becomes an accomplished fighter under the new Marquis of Queensbury Rules. Despite his success, the young Irish-American's social pretensions and boastful manner soon estrange him from his benefactors, who plot to give their conceited former protege a well-deserved comeuppance. Despite this, his dazzlingly innovative footwork helps him to beat a succession of bigger and stronger men, and he finally finds himself fighting for the world's championship against his childhood idol, John L. Sullivan.
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