The Main Event
Also known as O Grande Evento in Brazil; Nagy küzdelem in Hungary
(1927) United States of America
B&W : Seven reels / 6472 feet
Directed by William K. Howard
Cast: Vera Reynolds [Glory Frayne], Rudolph Schildkraut [Regan Sr.], Julia Faye [Margie], Charles Delaney [Johnnie Regan], Robert Armstrong [Red Lucas], Ernie Adams [the slug-nutty fighter]
DeMille Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated. / Scenario by Rochus Gliese, from an adaptation by Rochus Gliese of the short story “That Makes Us Even” by Paul Allison. Art direction by Rochus Gliese. Costume design by Adrian (Gilbert Adrian). Assistant director, J. Gordon Cooper. Cinematography by Lucien Andriot (Lucien N. Andriot). Film editor, Claude Berkeley. / © 5 November 1927 by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated [LP24640]. Premiered 29 October 1927 in New York, New York. Released 18 November 1927. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Armstrong’s film debut. The film was released in Hungary as Nagy küzdelem on 16 May 1929. / Silent film.
Drama: Romance.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Sports: Boxers, Boxing.
Listing updated: 7 May 2020.
References: Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
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