In this Columbia sports short (Columbia production number 6801), sportscaster Bill Stern attends and narrates a professional wrestling match in Los Angeles. The match is between “good guy” wrestler Antonio Rocco and the villain, Don Jonathan. Per the usual scripted professional wrestling match, Jonathan kicks Rocco all over the ring in the first half, and then Rocco recovers and wins. A mid-fifties look at professional wrestling that proves, other than special effects, nothing has changed in professional wrestling in the past fifty years, nor, for that matter, in the 50 years preceding this short. Bottom line: P. T. (There’s a sucker born…) Barnum is proven right once again. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 0.0/10 | |
Released: | September 24, 1953 | |
Runtime: | 10 min | |
Genres: | Documentary Short Sport | |
Cast: | Bill Stern Don Leo Jonathan Antonio Rocco | |
Crew: | Bill Stern Harry Foster | |
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