In the Last Stride (1916)

Directed by

Martyn Keith

Genre

silent film, boxing film

Country

Australia

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A champion boxer gets involved in a racecourse plot, opium smuggling, and a football game. The story ends with a big boxing match between the star boxer and another real-life fighter.

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What happens

In the Last Stride is a 1916 Australian silent film directed by Martyn Keith based on the 1914 popular action novel by Arthur Wright. The film's star, Dave Smith, was a champion heavyweight boxer who had fought Les Darcy. There was also an appearance from boxer Les O'Donnell. Wright later described it as "a film of action, depicting the racecourse, opium-running on the Harbor, a football match, and a glove fight in which Dave Smith and Les O'Donnell participated." It is considered a lost film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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