Firpo-Dempsey (1923)

Directed by

Quirino Cristiani

Genre

silent film, boxing film

Country

Argentina

Runtime

6 min

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is an animated short that parodies a real boxing match between Jack Dempsey and Argentine boxer Luis Angel Firpo. It was made to entertain Argentine audiences by making fun of the famous fight.

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What happens

Firpo-Dempsey is a 1923 animated short, directed by Quirino Cristiani. It is a parody of the boxing match between Jack Dempsey and Argentine boxer Luis Ángel Firpo. At the time the picture was very popular with Argentine audiences. Today the film is considered lost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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