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In this comedic short, when a waiter accidentally knocks out boxing champ Tiger Dorsey in Slapsie Maxie's restaurant, Maxie arranges a boxing match between the reluctant waiter and the champ.
Slapsie Maxie's
1939 Directed by Noel M. Smith
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16 Sep 1939
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Caught on TCM in the hospital while holding my brand new baby boy ❤️ My distinctly rose tinted glasses made it more memorable than it probably should be. Also watched bits of AVATAR and HELLBOY and CAPTAIN BLOOD and DR. STRANGELOVE… on mute holding him as he slept.
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One-time world light-heavyweight boxing champion Maxie Rosenbloom was a real-life Runyonesque figure. In fact, Damon Runyon himself reportedly bestowed the nickname “Slapsie Maxie” on him, due to his unorthodox style in the ring. It’s not very surprising that this slightly punchy, womanizing pugilist with cauliflower ears and a willingness to poke fun at himself ended up having a fairly substantial film career. Predictably, he did a lot of his film work at Warner Bros, the studio where several unlikely actors with working-class looks became stars. The WB produced this two-reel short, too.
Rosenbloom runs a nightclub where waiter Johnnie Davis accidentally knocks out champ Frank Faylen. With a little help from Rosenbloom himself, the press plays up the accident and…
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Maxie Rosenbloom's performance here felt like it left a lot to be desired, but also, this just relied too much on newspaper headlines to move the story forward. It makes for this feeling like a real slog, even though it's only around 20 minutes.
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Pleasant two-reel comedy from Warner has former light-heavyweight champ Max "Slapsie Maxie" Rosenbloom playing himself, fresh in retirement and running a restaurant. The new champ (Frank Faylen) comes in for dinner but accidentally gets knocked out by a dumb waiter (Johnnie Davis), which means the two must now fight it out in the ring. The waiter does have Max to train him but it's not going to be easy.
I'm not going to lie and call this a great comedy, a good one or even a funny one but I will admit that it kept me entertained throughout its 17-minutes. The movie never really made me laugh because we've seen this type of story countless times before. The idea of…