The Last Round (10 Jan. 1961)

A prizefighter who has fallen on very hard times is visited by the ghost of a fellow boxer, who reminds him of a terrifying old legend that may well come true.

Director:

John Newland

Writers:

Merwin Gerard (creator), Don Mankiewicz (dramatisation),

Stars:

Charles Bronson, John Newland, Felix Deebank

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Charles Bronson	...	Yank Dawson
John Newland	...	Himself - Host
Felix Deebank	...	Chipper White
Ronald Long	...	Sanderson
Wally Cassell	...	Collins
J. Stewart Taylor	...	Alfie Jones (as Stewart Taylor)
John Indrisano	...	Referee
Gordon Richards	...	Doctor
Peter Fontaine	...	Willie Davis

Storyline

In London professional boxer Yank Dawson is about to take on rival fighter Tiger Jones but falls prey to a superstition that anybody who sees the ghost of an old pugilist who died in the ring thirty years earlier will themselves be doomed. When the ghost seems to be in his dressing room Yank becomes very worried but his survival is down to a bizarre twist.

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Plot Keywords:

legend | prizefighter | ghost | london england | arena | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 January 1961 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Avasta Productions, Joseph M. Schenck Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

John Newland: Everything in this room could tell a hundred stories, but this boxing glove was involved in a most unusual occurrence when on September 17, 1944 that dark and heavy curtain to the world beyond our five senses - the psychic world - was lifted for a moment.

User Reviews

Charles Bronson Goes One Step Beyond

Boxing on London's East End in 1944, light heavyweight Charles Bronson (as "Yank" Dawson), feels like he's getting to old to fight. "Life is sure crummy," he says, hoping he'll return to America and open a bar. Before a major bout, Mr. Bronson receives a muscle rubdown from manager Felix Deebank (as Chipper "Whitey" White), then dozes off thinking about a ghost story stirred up by rival manager Ronald Long (as Sanderson). If you see a ghost named "Paddy", you die. Is it real, or psychological warfare? Before Bronson's next fight, he thinks he sees the legendary ghost...

**** The Last Round (1/10/61) John Newland ~ Charles Bronson, Felix Deebank, Ronald Long, Wally Cassell