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  • Columbia World of Sports: Assault and Mat-tery (1953)
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    Short | 10 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
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Columbia World of Sports: Assault and Mat-tery (1953)
Approved
Short | 10 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
In this Columbia sports short (Columbia production number 6801), sportscaster Bill Stern attends and narrates a professional wrestling match in Los Angeles. The match is between "good guy" wrestler Antonio Rocco and the villain, Don ...See moreIn this Columbia sports short (Columbia production number 6801), sportscaster Bill Stern attends and narrates a professional wrestling match in Los Angeles. The match is between "good guy" wrestler Antonio Rocco and the villain, Don Jonathan. Per the usual scripted professional wrestling match, Jonathan kicks Rocco all over the ring in the first half, and then Rocco recovers and wins. A mid-fifties look at professional wrestling that proves, other than special effects, nothing has changed in professional wrestling in the past fifty years, nor, for that matter, in the 50 years preceding this short. Bottom line: P. T. (There's a sucker born...) Barnum is proven right once again. Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
Harry Foster
Writer
Bill Stern (commentary)
Producer
Harry Foster
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Updated Sep 24, 1953
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Sep 24, 1953 (United States)

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3 cast members
Name Known for
Bill Stern's primary photo
Bill Stern
Self - Narrator Self - Narrator   See fewer
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Don Leo Jonathan's primary photo
Don Leo Jonathan
Self - American Wrestler (as Don Jonathan) Self - American Wrestler (as Don Jonathan)   See fewer
Paradise Alley (1978)
Antonio Rocco's primary photo
Antonio Rocco
Self - Argentine Wrestler Self - Argentine Wrestler   See fewer
The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1957)
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