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Day of the Fight
Day of the Fight

Day of the Fight

Genres

Documentary

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'Day of the Fight' shows Irish-American middleweight boxer Walter Cartier during the height of his career, on the day of a fight with black middleweight Bobby James, which took place on April 17, 1950.

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Budget

$3900

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

13 mins

Rating

5.747/10

Release Date

26 April 1951

Country

United States of America

Cast

Vincent Cartier

Vincent Cartier

Self, Walter's twin brother and manager

Walter Cartier

Walter Cartier

Self

Nat Fleischer

Nat Fleischer

Self, boxing historian

Bobby James

Bobby James

Self, Walter's opponent

Judy Singer

Judy Singer

Self, female fan in crowd (uncredited)

Stanley Kubrick

Stanley Kubrick

Self (man at ringside with camera) (uncredited)

Alexander Singer

Alexander Singer

Self

Douglas Edwards

Douglas Edwards

Narrator

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