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The Great White Way (1924)

The Great White Way poster
Directed by
E. Mason Hopper
Genre
silent film, boxing film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent film about a boxer and his romantic interest. It is a comedy set in the boxing world in 1920s New York.

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What happens

The Great White Way is a 1924 American silent comedy film centered on the sport of boxing. It was directed by E. Mason Hopper and produced by Cosmopolitan Productions and distributed through Goldwyn Pictures. The film was made with the cooperation of the New York City Fire Department. The film stars Oscar Shaw and Anita Stewart. It was remade twelve years later as Cain and Mabel with Marion Davies and Clark Gable. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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