The Leatherpushers (1922)

Directed by

Edward Laemmle

Genre

drama film, silent film, boxing film, serial film

Country

United States

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boxer makes his way through series of fights in the 1920s. The film follows his career and the colorful characters he meets along the way.

briskenergeticsports-centeredlight-heartedperiod-pieceseriocomicpacyaction-orientednostalgic

What happens

The Leather Pushers is a 1922 American film serial starring Reginald Denny (and Billy Sullivan in the fourth series), and based on boxing stories by H. C. Witwer originally published in Collier's Weekly. The screenplays were written by a young Darryl F. Zanuck. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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