Hitchcock's boxing drama delivers with punch. The classical tale of underdog mixed with romantic tale of girl in love triangle. 'One-Round' Jack Sander (played by former professional boxer Carl Brisson) is a boxer making a living sideshows taking challenges from anyone. His girlfriend Mabel (Lillian Hall-Davis) selling tickets to these brawls. After Jack loses a fight to mysterious challenger who later turns out to be professional boxer Bob Corby (Ian Hunter). Bob also falls in love into Mabel, a girl who Jack intends to marry. Bob and his manager help Jack to enter into the world of professional boxing.
'The Ring' was already forth movie Hitchcock directed and it remained the only one his original screenplay. The story is simple and straightforward and fairly predictable. The boxing scenes are not particularly magnificent, but there are plenty of Hitchcock style humor and likeable characters.
In some sense 'The Ring' is most unusual Hitchcock movie as it lacks his usual trademark thrills and suspense, but it is masterfully directed film that is definitely worth the time.
'The Ring' was already forth movie Hitchcock directed and it remained the only one his original screenplay. The story is simple and straightforward and fairly predictable. The boxing scenes are not particularly magnificent, but there are plenty of Hitchcock style humor and likeable characters.
In some sense 'The Ring' is most unusual Hitchcock movie as it lacks his usual trademark thrills and suspense, but it is masterfully directed film that is definitely worth the time.