In this “GI Movie Weekly” from Fistic Film (likely from 1939), viewers are treated to the historic fight on 4 July 1919 in Toledo, OH, where young boxer Jack Dempsey faced off against the World Heavyweight Champion Jess Willard. The film opens with a few highlights from 1919, including a young Prince of Wales observing the surrender of the German Fleet, Theodore Roosevelt speaking to an audience shortly before his death, and Babe Ruth posing in his New York Yankees jersey.
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Jack Kofoed, Jack Dempsey, Jess Willard
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Country: United States of America
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Studio: Fistic Film
Runtime: 15 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Nov 26, 1939
IMDb: 10
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