The Ring

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The Ring

1927,

1h 29m,

Drama/

Romance

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Jack (Carl Brisson) is a carnival-employed boxer; patrons pay cash to take him on in the ring, and he earns the nickname "One-Round" by giving them their money's worth with a quick knockout. His many victories have given him a big head and a bigger mouth, so when heavyweight champion Bob (Ian Hunter) shows up in town, he decides to shut Jack up by challenging him to a match. As the fight nears, Jack's fiancée (Lilian Hall-Davis) develops eyes for Bob, giving the bout a bitter edge.

Times (UK) Staff

The Times (UK)

Jul 8, 2020

The film as a whole marks a considerable technical advance. At its best, it is good indeed. It fails only where the substance of its story fails and where it has not been selective enough in its choice of cinematographic scene.

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Geoff Andrew

Time Out

Mar 20, 2012

Arguably the finest of Hitchcock's silent films.

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Variety Staff

Variety

Mar 20, 2012

Gordon Harker, on the screen for the first time, nearly steals this one as a hard-boiled cynical trainer.

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Robert Herring

Close Up

Oct 29, 2021

Mr Hitchcock's method is to depict one simple fact, that a sub-title could have got over, by a long sequence or a number of elaborate tricks. This is worse than a photographic rendering of a story, for it is pretentious.

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Sarah Boslaugh

TheArtsStl

Dec 26, 2019

7/10

Hitchcock's visual storytelling chops are on full display in this film, and one montage sequence so impressed contemporary audiences that it received a round of applause at the film's premiere.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Aug 9, 2012

B

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Anakin L

Mar 19, 2019

Looks like a pretty boring prequel to The Manxman.

Luke R

Nov 20, 2018

Early work of visual genius from the master Alfred Hitchcock. So many incredible camera shots and fantastic visual storytelling totally transcend the minor plot. Brilliant.

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Abraham P

Sep 8, 2018

Seeing as how this is Alfred Hitchcock's only sole screenwriting credit, I wanted to like it more. But I felt like the story was stretched thin over the runtime, and the characters weren't very likable. Personally, I prefer the 2002 version of The Ring.

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Ron G

Mar 1, 2017

This silent feature from Hitchcock shows the Master developing his craft. There is a tremendous focus on advancing the language of film, through montage, superimposition, and other experiments. The story itself is not too exciting - a young boxer loses his wife to the champ but works his way up to the title bout and wins her back. I think I made that sound more exciting than it really is but Hitch's technique does add some suspense to the proceedings, even if this film is not even close to his later films in that (suspense) genre. Still, there is no denying that Hitchcock had talent even then and was developing with each picture, even if he wouldn't really hit his stride until the coming of sound and the Gaumont British pictures.

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Synopsis

Jack (Carl Brisson) is a carnival-employed boxer; patrons pay cash to take him on in the ring, and he earns the nickname "One-Round" by giving them their money's worth with a quick knockout. His many victories have given him a big head and a bigger mouth, so when heavyweight champion Bob (Ian Hunter) shows up in town, he decides to shut Jack up by challenging him to a match. As the fight nears, Jack's fiancée (Lilian Hall-Davis) develops eyes for Bob, giving the bout a bitter edge.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Producer: John Maxwell
Screenwriter: Alfred Hitchcock, Alma Reville
Distributor: Grapevine Video
Production Co: British International Pictures
Genre: Drama, Romance
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 1, 1927, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 8, 2017
Runtime: 1h 29m

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