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The Ring

The Ring

Drama · Romance · 1927

Both Jack Sander and Bob Corby are boxers in love with Mabel. Jack and Mabel wed, but their marriage is flat. The young wife looks to Bob for comfort.

Movie details

The Ring

“Two boxers compete for the love of a woman.”

1927 Drama · Romance 1h 56m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

5.9 / 10

Community rating

Both Jack Sander and Bob Corby are boxers in love with Mabel. Jack and Mabel wed, but their marriage is flat. The young wife looks to Bob for comfort.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over The Ring?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Alfred Hitchcock

Written by

Alfred Hitchcock · Alma Reville

Carl Brisson

Carl Brisson

'One Round' Jack Sander

L

Lillian Hall-Davis

Mabel

Ian Hunter

Ian Hunter

Bob Corby

Forrester Harvey

Forrester Harvey

The Promoter

Harry Terry

Harry Terry

The Showman

Gordon Harker

Gordon Harker

Jack's Trainer

Clare Greet

Clare Greet

Fortune Teller (uncredited)

Court is in session

Put The Ring on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.