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The Ring: Directed by Kurt Neumann. With Gerald Mohr, Rita Moreno, Lalo Rios, Robert Arthur. A young American of Mexican decent in East Los Angeles, California uses the boxing ring to make a better life for himself and his family, and learns as much about being a Latino in a white society as he does about boxing.
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- Drama, Sport
- Kurt Neumann
- 1952-09-26
The Ring is a 1952 American film noir film directed by Kurt Neumann and based on a novel by Irving Shulman. It tells the story of a Mexican-American male who becomes a boxer, believing this kind of achievement will gain him respect among the English-speaking white majority. The film was shot in various locations in early 1950s Los Angeles.
January 1952 Hollywood Reporter news items add Ben Cameron, Phil Solomon and Edward Tierney to the cast, but their appearance in the final film has not been confirmed. The Ring May have marked the only feture film appearance by Robert Altuna who portrayed "Pepe Cantanios."
- Kurt Neumann, Ben Kadish, Clarence Marks
- Gerald Mohr
Teenager Tommy Cantanios (Lalo Rios) is tired of being treated like a second-class citizen because he is Mexican-American. When one too many bigots takes a shot at him, Cantanios decides to fight ...
- Kurt Neumann
- Drama
A young American of Mexican decent in East Los Angeles, California uses the boxing ring to make a better life for himself and his family, and learns as much about being a Latino in a white society as he does about boxing.
The Ring is a 1952 American film noir film directed by Kurt Neumann and based on a novel by Irving Shulman. It tells the story of a Mexican-American male who becomes a boxer, believing this kind of achievement 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.
