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| The Man to Beat Jack Johnson | |
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 Screenshot from the film | |
| Produced by | Walter Tyler |
| Starring | Willy Sanders |
| Production company | Tyler Film Company |
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| Running time | 3 mins 7 secs |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | Silent |
The Man to Beat Jack Johnson is a 1910 British short black-and-white silent comedy film, produced by the Tyler Film Company, featuring four-year-old Willy Sanders demonstrating his boxing and wrestling skills against an adult opponent.
Description
The film "has the feel of a filmed music hall act (which it may have been)" thanks, according to Michael Brooke of BFI Screenonline, to a, "simple idea (and a slightly disturbing one)", which is, "primitive in its execution". A clip from this film is featured in Paul Merton's interactive guide to early British silent comedy How They Laughed.
References
- Brooke, Michael. "The Man to Beat Jack Johnson". BFI Screenonline. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- "The Man to Beat Jack Johnson". BFI Film & TV Database. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- Merton, Paul. "How They Laughed". BFI Screenonline. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
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