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The Ring is a 1952 American film noir boxing film directed by Kurt Neumann and based on an Irving Shulman novel. It tells the story of a young Mexican American male who becomes a boxer, believing this will gain him respect among the English-speaking white majority. The film was shot in various locations in early 1950s Los Angeles. The film examines institutionalized bigotry.[2]

The Ring
Poster of The Ring
Directed by	Kurt Neumann
Based on	1953 novel "The Square Trap" by Irving Shulman
Produced by	Frank King
Starring	Lalo Rios Gerald Mohr Rita Moreno Jack Elam
Cinematography	Russell Harlan
Edited by	Bruce B. Pierce
Music by	Herschel Burke Gilbert
Production company	King Brothers Productions
Distributed by	United Artists[1]
Release date	September 26, 1952 (1952-09-26)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

The film focuses on a young Mexican-American named Tomas Cantanios, who boxed under the pseudonym Tommy Kansas, a resident of Los Angeles's poor Chicano neighborhood.[3] He feels constrained due to his inability to thrive in a White-dominated society. Therefore, to achieve popularity, he becomes a professional boxer, achieving fame and recognition. But he soon discovers that Anglos are only drawn to him for his sports reputation, even while they still consider him an outsider because of his ancestry and skin color. In fact, the only two white men who treat him decently are his manager Pete and trainer Freddy. In a real sense, however, their tolerant behavior is based primarily on monetary gain. Tommy is also conflicted by his unconditional love for a neighborhood girl, Lucy, the daughter of a punch-drunk bum.

Production

The Ring is one of the first Hollywood sports-centered films in which discrimination against Chicanos is presented. Its Mexicano/sports thematic ancestry can be traced back to the 1940s with films like The Girl from Monterrey.

Cast

References

External links

• The Ring at IMDb

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