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Movie poster: Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing) (1894)
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Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing)

1894 · 1 min Documentary Comedy
4.8 / 10 · TMDB

The Glenroy Brothers perform a portion of their vaudeville act, "The Comic View of Boxing: The Tramp & the Athlete", which depicts a boxer with a classic style trying to contend with an opponent who uses a very unorthodox approach.

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📋 Film Details

Year 1894
Country United States of America
Genre Documentary, Comedy
Director William K.L. Dickson
Runtime 1 min.
Rating TMDB: 4.8/10 (28 votes)

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The film constructs its humor on the foundational contrast between disciplined athleticism and chaotic, rule-breaking absurdity. It relies entirely on the physical comedy of the performers, framing their vaudeville act with the straightforward documentation of early cinema.

What lingers after viewing is a sense of witnessing a primitive blueprint for visual slapstick, where the joke is purely physical and timeless. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: William K.L. Dickson

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Watch as a brief, fascinating historical curio of performance and early film.

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