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Pocket Boxers (1903) Online

Pocket Boxers (1903) Online
Original Title :
Pocket Boxers
Genre :
Movie / Short / Fantasy
Year :
1903
Directror :
Walter R. Booth
Type :
Movie
Time :
1min
Rating :
6.2/10

Two sports are seen drinking beer and arguing as to the qualities of certain prize fighters. They make a bet, and to prove it, each pulls his favorite pugilist from his pocket, and they set... See full summary

Pocket Boxers (1903) Online

Two sports are seen drinking beer and arguing as to the qualities of certain prize fighters. They make a bet, and to prove it, each pulls his favorite pugilist from his pocket, and they set them on the table. A hot battle ensues, in which one of the midgets is knocked out. The sport whose favorite won the fight takes the money with a look of satisfaction, and replaces his man in his pocket. The loser looks very much disgusted as he picks up his man and puts him back in his pocket. Very mystifying.
Credited cast:
Alfred Collins Alfred Collins - Male Contestant


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Benn

Benn

Two men in a pub have a dispute, so they each reaches into his pocket and pulls out a prizefighter, who square off at each other.

It's a funny and short film from Walter Booth, one of several film makers of the era who had been stage magicians. Like the better remembered Georges Melies, he was fascinated by the new sorts of illusion offered by the movies; he would prove much more interested in story than the Frenchman. He also dabbled in animation towards the end of the first decade on the 20th Century.

This short, also known as POCKET BOXERS is quite clearly movie trickery; the boxers were filmed separately and the camera lens taped over to permit the two scenes to appear in the frame.