page_title: James J. Corbett
section_title: Films
hierarchical_section_title: James J. Corbett / Films
caption_attribution_description: English: Advertising for the film serial The Midnight Man (1919) with James J. Corbett in The Moving Picture World.
context_page_description: James John "Jim" Corbett was an American professional boxer and a World Heavyweight Champion, best known as the only man who ever defeated the great John L. Sullivan Despite a career spanning only 20 bouts, Corbett faced the best competition his era had to offer; squaring off with a total of 9 fighters who would later be enshrined alongside him in the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Corbett introduced a truly scientific approach to boxing, in which technique triumphed over brute force, he pioneered the daily boxing training routine and regimen, which, being adopted by other boxers elsewhere, almost intact survived to modern days. A "big-money fighter," Corbett was one of the first athletes, whose showmanship in and out of the ring was just as good as his boxing abilities, also being arguably the first sports sex symbol of the modern era after the worldwide airing of his championship prizefight versus Robert Fitzsimmons popularized boxing immensely among the female audience, and did so in an era while the prizefighting was illegal in 21 states and still considered among the most infamous crimes against morality.
context_section_description: Thomas Edison wrote "I remember Jim Corbett very well, for he was a very important part of the first motion picture that we made for public exhibition. Yes, he can justly claim the distinction of being the oldest living film star, and I extend him my hearty congratulations," from a letter in 1930.
  Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph (1894, Short)
  Actor's Fund Field Day (1910, Short) - Himself
  How Championships Are Won—And Lost (1910, Documentary short) - Himself
  The Man from the Golden West (1913) - Gentleman Jim
  The Burglar and the Lady (1914, based on the play of the same name that he also appeared in) - Danvers / Raffles
  The Other Girl (1916) - Frank Sheldon, 'Kid Garvey'
  The Midnight Man (1919) - Bob Gilmore aka Jim Stevens aka The Midnight Man
  The Prince of Avenue A (1920) - Barry O'Connor
  The Beauty Shop (1922) - Panatella
  Broadway After Dark (1924) - Himself, Cameo Appearance
  James J. Corbett and Neil O'Brien (1929, Short) - Himself - Prizefighter
  Happy Days (1929) - Interlocutor - Minstrel Show #1 (final film role)
  At the Round Table (1930, Short) - Himself
caption: Advertising for The Midnight Man (1919).
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