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The Body Punch (1929)

The Body Punch poster
Directed by
Leigh Jason
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
55 min
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent comedy about a man who gets involved in a boxing match. He navigates misunderstandings and physical gags as he tries to win the day.

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What happens

The Body Punch is a 1929 American silent comedy film directed by Leigh Jason and written by Harry O. Hoyt, Clarence Marks, and Gardner Bradford. The film stars Jack Dougherty, Virginia Brown Faire, George Kotsonaros, Wilbur Mack, Monte Montague, and Arthur Millett. The film was released on July 14, 1929, by Universal Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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