Wrestling Fight from NIGHT AND THE CITY (1950)

[Sungkawa]

Zybysko was the true Wrestling legend

Larry Zybysko got his ring name out of respect for him

[Sungkawa]

Typically early 20th century wrestlers allot of mussle strengh but no brains

But amazing action

[piker3000]

better than every mma fight movie ever! CACC!

[jahaniman]

Quite distinct from most play acting wrestling (and not just on the screen) and superbly edited. We are in the moment and very close to the mood. A wrestling equivalent of 'Raging Bull'. All part of an outstanding film.

[jityr2]

Is Zbyszko the bald guy?

[bettydaw1970]

@jityr2 yes..he is 70 years old here!!!!

and was a pro wrestler at the turn of the century, when it was actually REAL..like ufc today..

back then he had massive muscles all over, (obviously steroid free).. a true legend!!!!

[bettydaw1970]

zybsko was 70 or 71 here depending on the month it was filmed!!!!

[TheLukeMonster]

Wrestling the way it should be: no steel chairs, no ladders, no steroids... half the wrestlers in the world today might not even live to be 70 with all the injuries and drugs, let alone able to move like Stanislaus Zbysko. Mazurki has the body type that all wrestlers should aspire to have - carved, fit, healthy and toned but natural.

I wonder why Tor Johnson never got to do a fight scene like this. That I would have loved to see.

[halfmanhalfmetal]

Jeeze. Even back in the 50s wrestlers didn't ever want to give it up. So this was Larry Zybsko's old man? I wondered if he retired 10 times like Terry Funk and Ric Flair and Verne Gagne?

[road2middleage]

@halfmanhalfmetal

No relation; Larry adopted the last name to pay homage to Stainslaus.

[clborg2]

OMG he threw me out of the ring and my wrist just went limp....does that mean....does that mean.....OMG!

[musicalrich1]

Mike Mazurki went on to be one of Hollywood's best "heavies."

It was amazing how he had to lose fights to the likes of Fess Parker in the 2nd Davy Crockett episode (1955), which would never occur in reality. Fess was nowhere near strong enough to handle the former pro grappler.

Even John Wayne would not have been able to best Mike, but he did, in a film in 1945...Mike died at age 82, in 1990.

[musicalrich1]

The best wrestling sequence in a motion picture, this features two absolute greats: Zbyscko, a legit champ. from the 1920's & '30's, when the sport was more genuine, and Mazurki, who knew wrestling but here needs to ham it up. He typifies how the sport has changed. Mike was one of a few grapplers to make a living as an actor. Stanislaus was the old Greco Champ who actually turns in quite a nice performance in this film. Mazurki, despite his moronic speech, really had a degree in chemistry!

[joethecabdriver]

An old fashioned wrestling movie. Zybyskco (an old school wrestler from the days when wrestling was still legit) must have been over 70 at this point, but was still built like a tank. Good stuff.

[musicalrich1]

@joethecabdriver - Zbyscko was about 74, according to one source! He looked out-of shape, but still knew the ropes, so to speak, LOL...I still say this is the best pro wrestling sequence in any film. The story was based on a book written by a disgruntled British wrestler, who felt the pro game had become a "squalid, rigged sport"...

[loeza3176]

how old is stanislaus here???

[docmalthus]

@loeza3176 He was definitely over 70!

[WizardOfHumor1989]

@docmalthus Legendary actor Christopher Lee was in his early 80s when playing Sith Lord Count Dooku in two Star Wars films. He was 80 in Attack of the Clones, and he was 83 in Revenge of the Sith. He kicked ass as an old man, even with digital special effects (which weren't available or invented decades such as the 40s and 50s). A better situation for an elderly man like Lee to be in than Zbyszko.

[wheatbull]

Hard to believe they're acting !

[tornmask]

EXCELLENT!.movie..thats the kind of movies we need today ie, "The Wrestler"#1 Verne Gagne & "The Wrestler"#2 Mickey Rourke!..we had many flims like these in the 50's..why won't they show them on TV now or make more of this Classic Film, even "remake" them!..we now have many Wrestlers today that can be actors & make lots & lots of stories of "Pro-Wrestling"! x0]

[bhug3996]

Nice bearhug 2:10

[MasterDonny1]

Mike Mazurki was in the movie "Challenge to be free". But I can't find that movie on You Tube.

[eslubin]

Mike Mazurki vs Stan Zbyszko. And Zbyszko was around 72 at this time.

[slydewinder]

Thank you so much for posting this. I think I'll watch the whole movie at work tomorrow

[cnhatton]

Excellent. One of the best fight scenes ever in film. It would have been great to see Zbyszko, Gotch, Roller, Mahmout, Westergaard, Ordemann, etc. back in their primes.

[eslubin]

@cnhatton forget prime, how about seeing them at all

lol

[NewJackOpensSchool]

Thanks for the great video. This is the most realistic wrestling match I've ever seen .. and I really love the catch holds they use on each other.

[eslubin]

Zbyszko bearhug make him humble

"that's what I do to your clowns"

great scene and great movie

[wrestlegutpunch]

yeah nice n down n dirty the way it should me