Day of the Fight (1951)

  • NR
  • 04/26/1951 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 13m

Overview

'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.

Stanley Kubrick

Director

Cast

Vincent Cartier's headshot

Vincent Cartier

Self, Walter's twin brother and manager
Walter Cartier's headshot

Walter Cartier

Self
Nat Fleischer's headshot

Nat Fleischer

Self, boxing historian
Bobby James's headshot

Bobby James

Self, Walter's opponent
Judy Singer's headshot

Judy Singer

Self, female fan in crowd (uncredited)
Stanley Kubrick's headshot

Stanley Kubrick

Self (man at ringside with camera) (uncredited)
Alexander Singer's headshot

Alexander Singer

Self
Douglas Edwards's headshot

Douglas Edwards

Narrator

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