A boxer is framed for murder after an opponent dies in the ring.A boxer is framed for murder after an opponent dies in the ring.A boxer is framed for murder after an opponent dies in the ring.
Edward J. Nugent
- Gene Harris
- (as Eddie Nugent)
John Cowell
- Graham - Murphy's Manager
- (as Jack Cowell)
Corky
- Babe - Gene's Dog
- (as Corky)
Vane Calvert
- Waitress
- (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham
- Cop
- (uncredited)
Richard Cramer
- Ring Announcer
- (uncredited)
- …
Lloyd Ingraham
- The Prison Warden
- (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
- The Sportscaster
- (uncredited)
Murdock MacQuarrie
- Fight Fan
- (uncredited)
William McCall
- Prison Inmate
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaThis film's earliest documented telecast took place in New York City Wednesday 14 December 1949 on the DuMont Television Network's WABD (Channel 5).
- Quotes
Gene Harris: Isn't it funny Claire? How you can plan your whole existence and suddenly something unforseen occurs and kicks the props right out from under you.
Claire Thomas: Yeah, life is like that. Have a donut.
Gene Harris: Thanks.
- ConnectionsReferenced in The Player (1992)
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Shadow Boxing
Prison Shadows only makes sense in the context of the Thirties and the boxing game. During that decade there were several ring deaths, two of the most prominent were killed by Max Baer in the ring. One was Frankie Campbell who was annihilated by Baer in a match. The second was Ernie Schaaf who took a terrific beating from Baer but survived to be 'knocked out' by Primo Carnera and die after that match. But neither Baer or Carnera served any time for the deaths involved.
As did Eddie Nugent in this film. But he gets a parole and there's a promoter who's willing to back him in the ring as 'Killer Harris'. Apparently that's something no one thought of for OJ in these times. But it's a good gimmick and another fighter dies.
We're never told why someone is doping these fighters to make it look like Nugent has a killer punch. Shades of Primo Carnera. I won't say who, you'll just look at the film and you're never really told why.
This came from an outfit called Puritan Pictures, a poverty row movie company and it shows.
As did Eddie Nugent in this film. But he gets a parole and there's a promoter who's willing to back him in the ring as 'Killer Harris'. Apparently that's something no one thought of for OJ in these times. But it's a good gimmick and another fighter dies.
We're never told why someone is doping these fighters to make it look like Nugent has a killer punch. Shades of Primo Carnera. I won't say who, you'll just look at the film and you're never really told why.
This came from an outfit called Puritan Pictures, a poverty row movie company and it shows.
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- Feb 5, 2015
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- Runtime1 hour 5 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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