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Punch-drunk interview

posted 11 years ago by romarub
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Who was the "actor" who played the punch-drunk interviewed on TV by Harold J. Stone? Was this an actor, or a real punch-drunk fighter? The "performance was fantastic!

[–] ZolotoyRetriever 11 years ago

Joey Greb

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049291/board/thread/129219171

[–] romarub 11 years ago

Thanks for the info. Not clear if he was "acting" punchy or not in this film. Still, his few minutes on screen were touching and fascinating. If he was acting, this has to rank as a great performance, and it should have been recognized and awarded as such!

[–] digitalbookworm5678 10 years ago

A google search of Joey Greb informs us that unfortunately he probably wasn't acting. Joey Greb had a boxing career that spanned 3 decades (at least 115 fights). I hope he made a lot of money for his bit part in The Harder They Fall, but I doubt if he did.

the scene: a heavyweight prize fight in a big arena.
the bell rings and the burly boxers square off in the center of the ring.
one fighter spits out his mouth guard and drops his hands.
he says to the other boxer "You're toooo much! Ooo.
the other fighter spits out his mouth guard
they embrace and kiss
Can you name that film?

[–] Swift-12 10 years ago

THE MAGIC CHRISTIAN (answer to your trivia question)

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[–] digitalbookworm5678 10 years ago

You win the internet