Breaking In (1925)

Part of a series based on Sam Hellman's "Flying Fists" stories, featuring real-life boxing champ Benny Leonard as a flyweight boxer, where he'd fight for glory, training and battling rivals as a boxing hero in a sports comedy-drama style, showcasing his real-life prowess in two-reel shorts. This first episode is also known as "Intrusion"

Released Jan. 15, 1925 20 min None+

Genres: Biography, Documentary, Short, Sport

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