
Acting
Benny Leonard
Born 1896-04-07 · New York City, New York, USA
Acting credits
Episode #5 in the Flying Fists series featuring real-life boxer Benny Leonard.
The Surprise Fight
1925
The second of six episodes in the "Flying Fists" boxing series sometimes listed as "Hit Hard" starring pugilist Benny Leonard.
Hitting Hard
1925
Third installment of the "Flying Fists" silent series with boxer Benny Leonard in the lead.
Soft Muscles
1925
In the gritty streets of Detroit, *The Jazz Fight* follows Benny "The Hammer" Leonard, a once-promising boxer whose career has been derailed by his own demons—alcoholism, anger, and a destructive past. After a brutal loss in the ring and a nearly fatal bar fight, Benny is pushed to the edge of self-destruction. But when he receives an offer for one last fight, his shot at redemption hangs in the balance.
The Jazz Fight
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"
Breaking In
1925
Talented boxer Benny Leonard suffers a series of personal and professional setbacks and must find the inner strength and physical discipline to return to the ring to reclaim his title and prove his worth to his skeptics and his love interest, Helen.
The Come-Back
1925
7.0This serial, starring boxer Leslie King, is presumed lost.
The Evil Eye
1920
7.0A series of six boxing dramas, each a complete story in its own right. The episode titles are: #1: Intrusion; #2: Hit Hard; #3: Soft Muscles; #4: The Return; #5: The Surprise Fight; #6: The Jazz Fight.
Flying Fists
1924